Translation.

The Boundaries of the Land.

Boundaries. The boundary commences at Paremahu thence inland to Oure thence to Te Ngawa thence to Parairoa thence to Te Mokopeke thence to Moturaurakau thence to Otutai-o-te-wanau-pani thence to Whangai-o-Mauapou thence to Te page 487Tara-o-te-riwa thence to Rangituporo thence to Puangiangi thence to Taumata Ngarengare crossing thence to Ngahape thence to Tureirei thence to Okupa and on to the Pa of Rangitahia thence to the Maharakeke stream and thence in the course of the Maharakeke to the survey line at Waipauamate thence to Mangaonuku thence to Manga-o-tae thence to Tauparekohai thence to Te Mimi-o-Rauru thence to Mangatawata thence to Arawata-Totara thence to Otane thence to Te Haunga thence to Papanui thence to Patangata and in the Tukituki to Hawea thence to Ngakautawa, going on from Ngakautawa it crosses at Mokokakariki and on to Kotukumauroa thence to Wakataretau thence to Te Tuhi thence along the survey line to Manawarakau and on to the sea on reaching which it proceeds along the sea side to Paoanui thence to Porerere thence to Tuingara thence to Waihirere thence to Kohatupapa and on to Paremahu.

Now these are the names of the boundaries pointed out to and perambulated with Mr. McLean and Mr. Pelichet the surveyor when we went in a body to survey the land. Now we have in our assemblies at Waipukurau at Patanga at Te Aute and at this great meeting also of ours considered thought over wept over lamented and bidden farewell to these lands handed down to us by our ancestors as a lasting possession from us under the shining sun of this day to Victoria the Queen of England with its timber waters fertile spots and barren places and all appertaining to the said land as a lasting portion of land from us to the Queen of England for ever. And we will not permit any person to molest the Europeans upon the land.

The Reserves.

First. lst. That portion which has been surveyed at the Pa of Waipukurau two hundred and thirteen 213 acres.

Second. 2nd. Tarewa, two thousand one hundred and thirty five 2135 acres.

Third. 3rd. Haowhenua one hundred and fifty nine 159 acres.

Fourth. 4th.Tukuwaru seventy one 71 acres.

Fifth. 5th. Te Tamumu eight hundred and twenty four 824 acres.

Sixth. 6th. Oera, three hundred and eight 308 acres.

Seventh. 7th. Tapu-o-Hinemahanga two hundred and twenty 220 acres.

Eighth. 8th. Porerere, four hundred and forty eight three-quarters 448¾ acres.

The boundaries of these portions have been perambulated by Mr. Pelichet, Hori Niania, Paora, and Te Ropiha and the line as marked down by them on the sketch hereunto appended is the boundary. We also agree that the Queen's lines of road may pass through the said Reserves when the Governor sees fit that they shall be laid off.

2nd. Second. One thousand pounds £1000 will be paid, to us in the day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two 1852.

3rd. Third. One thousand pounds once told will be paid to us in the days of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three 1853.

4th. Fourth. The final instalment for this land one thousand pounds once told £1000 will be paid to us in the days of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four 1854.

And in testimony of our true consent to all the conditions contained in this deed we hereunto affix our names and marks.

And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England to all the conditions of this deed the name of Donald McLean Esquire Land Purchase Commissioner is here-unto subscribed.