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Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume Two

[Deeds—No. 178.]

Deeds—No. 178.

Kopuaranga Block, Wairarapa District.

1864. 11 April.Wairarapa District. Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei ra te tekau ma tahi o nga ra o Aperira i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1864 he pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga taugata o Ngatikahungunu no ratou nga ingoa e mauKopuaranga. i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei Pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni e ToruReceipt for £300. rau (£300) kua utua mai ki a matou e Isaac Earl Featherston E Te Petatone mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Wairarapa ko——te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o runga ranei page 377o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu ki a Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Isaac Earl Featherston Te Petatone Kaiwhakarite Whenua.
Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua Ko te rohe ki te wa ki te HauauruBoundaries. [4,620 acres.] ko te Awa o Parakihikatoa ki te wa ki te Rawhiti me te Hauraro ma Rawhiti he whenua na te maori. Ko te rohe e rere mai ana i te Awa Parakihikatoa ko te Kotewarewakonapatua ko Paikokako, Ko nga mahanga, ko te Rua Kuri, ko Pukahu, ko Taepakiekie a tae atu ana ki Ahiaruhi. Te rohe ki te Tonga he whenua Kuini. Ko te rohe e rere ana mai i Ahiaruhi a Te Tewerakopae a tae noa atu ki te Awa o Kopuaranga. Ko te rohe ki te wa ki te Hauauru ko te awa o Kopuaranga. Ko te mapi o taua whenua nei kei te taha o te pukapuka tuku whenua e mau ana ka kitea i reira nga rohe nei.

Wi Waka Kahukura.
Ko te Manihera Maka.
Ko te Ratima Maka.
Ko Hanuere Korako x.
Ko Ara Rei.
Ko Rititia x.
Ko Wikiriwhi Hopopo x.
Ko Maka Mokomoko.
Ko Ihaka te ao.
Piripi.

Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—

James Hamlin, Interpreter, N.L.P.D.

Translation.

This Deed written on this eleventh day of April in the Year of our Lord 1864 is a full1864. 11 April.Wairarapa District. and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngatikahungunu whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen ofKopuaranga. England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred Pounds (£300) to usReceipt for £300. paid by Isaac Earl Featherston on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Wairarapa and named——the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which land is annexed thereto with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all appertaining to the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all our right title claim and interest whatsoever thereon To Hold to Queen Victoria Her Heirs and Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto subscribed our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of Isaac Earl Featherston Commissioner is hereunto subscribed.
These are the boundaries of the Land Bounded towards the North by the ParaBoundaries. [4,620 acres.] kihikatoa Stream. Towards the East and North East by Native Land. The boundary running from the Parakihikatoa stream, by Kotewarewakonapatua, by Paikokako, by Ko nga mahanga, by Te Rua Kuri, by Pukahu, by Taepakiekie, And on to Ahiaruhi Towards the South by Crown Land, the Boundary running from Ahiaruhi to Te Werakopae and on to the Kopuaranga river. Towards the West by the Kopuaranga river. As the same is delineated on the plan upon the margin of this Deed.

Wi Waka Kahukura.
Manihera Maka.
Ratima Maka.
Hanuere Korako.
Ko Ihaka te ao.
Ko Ara Rei x.
Ko Rititia x.
Ko Wikiriwhi x.
Ko Maka x.
Ko Ihaka x.
Piripi x.
Renata x.
Paora Te ihu x.
Horomona Te Para x.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

James Hamlin, Interpreter, N.L.P.D.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 3rd, 1876.