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

Translation

Translation.

We Have Received1858. 11 March.Hawke's Bay on this eleventh, day of March in the year 1858 the sum of five hundred pounds £500 once told from Messrs McLean and Cooper. This is the balance of the payment for our land which was sold by our relatives at Wellington on the thirdTautane. Receipt for £500. day of January in the year 1854. On which occasion five hundred pounds were received and it was agreed that the remaining balance should be five hundred pounds, whichBoundries. monies are now given to us on this day. The boundary commences at Te Arataura thence inland to Te Kohiotu thence to Tawaputahi and on to Te Ahititi even on to Iringa o Rahunga where it turns in a Southerly direction and runs to Te Rakautuhaha and on to Oporae and to the spot where the boundary runs in a S. direction to Wahatuara thence to the boundary of the land which has been sold to the Queen of England on to Waimata and thence along the sea side to Arataura. And whereas it was agreed at the above named sale of this land that we should receive a per centage, similar to the perFive per cents surrendered. centage given on lands at Wairarapa and we have this day consented to give up, the said per centage for ever and that we shall never hereafter receive any per centage thereupon, and whereas the reserves to be retained for our use aud support were not defined and we have this day in our assembly agreed to the arrangements of Mr. McLean relative to the land to be mentioned below therefore Messrs. McLean and Cooper have given us anTotal price, £500, additional. additional five hundred pounds once told, making a total of the monies given to us this day of one thousand pounds once told. Now this is the land which has been set apartNative reserve. [1,050 acres.] for us. Te Wainui is the boundary on the South side, the sea side is another boundary, the other boundaries are to be decided by the survey which shall enclose an area of one thousand acres. This only is the portion reserved for us within this block. Now we have for ever given up this land which descended to us from our forefathers with its lakes, waters, rivers, streams, timber, stones, and all things whatsoever above or below the surface of the earth, all have been entirely surrendered by us under the shining sun of this day to Victoria the Queen of England and to her heirs the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever. And in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto signed our names and marks. Fifty acres have been added to the one thousand acres as a burial place for our dead and for cultivations also, making the total area of our reserve one thousand and fifty (1050) the boundaries of which fifty acres are to be defined by the survey.

Panapa Tanewa.
Mere Hineikakea.
Tapuhara, and 87 others.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Sd.) Henry Augustus White.
" C. G. Crosse, Settler.
" Purvis Russell.
" R. D. Wallace.
" O. L. W. Bousfield.

True Translation.

(Sd.) Donald McLean, Chief Commr.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 19th, 1876.