This Deed made the Sixteenth day of August One thousand
eight hundred and seventy
1871. 16 August.Hawke's Bay. one Between Karaitiana Takamoana, Te Wirihana Kaimokopuna, Manahi
Paewai, Te Watene Te. Mango, Peete Te Aweawe, Rititia Hineipai, Tutere Tiweta,
Urapana Pakaha, Huru Te Hiaro, Paraone Ngatata, Patoromu, Nireaha Matiu,
Tungane, Eraihia Te
Seventy-Mile Bush.(Tamaki.) Moko, Hoepa Paewai, Rora Piripi, Ihaka Te Awe Awe, Atareta Pakihai,
Erina Porapora, Hoani Meihana, Hami Potangaroa, Karaitiana Te Korou, Marakaia
Tawaroa, Heketa Te Awe, Atemata Te Wharekiri, Herewini Te Whareraupo, Pine
Hakopa, Karauria Matuakainga, Hamuera Pakaiahi, Ihaia Te Ngarara, Hera Hiahia,
Maata Te Aopukahu, Kaninamu Te Hauerangi, Ihipera Te Wharekiri, Nepe Te Apatu,
Hori Hukahuka, Wehi Reihana, Erueti Tanguru, Iriwaata Hanita, Herewini Tamihana,
Ripata Moruki, Paora Ropiha, Tipene Apatu, Ropata Te Hoakakari, Waione
Pungaorangi, Pete Ropata, Matina Waikura, Oriwia Te Hori, Matenga Kurukore, Hemi
Te Uranga, Hataraka, Hiraka Tahua, Tanguru, Pani Tohare, Maka Mukakai, Maka
Mukakai, Maata Te Pare, Pine Patoromu, Porikapa Tamaiotua, Hori Pouri, Hori
Niania, Horomona Papanui, Hoani Tohu, Renata Ropiha,
Hori Ropiha, Winiata Takataka, Heta Tiki, Nopera
Apiata, Matenga and Hoani Ngaihi Aboriginal Natives of New Zealand hereinafter
called called the vendors of the one part, and Her Majesty Victoria
page 566Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
of the other part Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of Sixteen
Thousand Pounds paid to the said vendors by Her said Majesty (the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged) They the said vendors according to their
respective estate and interest do and each of them doth hereby transfer
surrender and yield up unto Her said Majesty Queen Victoria and Her Successors
All those blocks of land situate in the Province of Hawke's Bay and Wellington
in the Colony of New Zealand
Blocks purchased. containing together Two hundred and Fifty thousand acres (250,000) more
or less and known as Puketoi Number one containing Thirty seven thousand acres
Block Puketoi Number two containing Twenty eight thousand five hundred acres
more or less Block Puketoi Number three containing Thirty three thousand four
hundred acres more or less Block Puketoi Number four containing Thirty one
thousand acres more or less Block Puketoi Number five containing fifteen
thousand five hundred acres more or less Block Te Ahuaturanga containing Twenty
one thousand acres more or less Block Maharahara containing Thirteen thousand
acres more or less Block Manawatu Number one otherwise known as Block Umutaoroa
containing Seventeen thousand acres more or less Block Manawatu number three
otherwise known as block Te Ohu containing Twenty thousand six hundred acres
more or less Block Manawatu number five otherwise known as Block Ngamoko
containing fifteen thousand acres more or less Block Manawatu number six
otherwise known as Block Tuatua containing Nine thousand six hundred acres more
or less and Block Manawatu number seven otherwise known as Block Rakaiatai
containing Eight thousand two hundred acres more or less as the said blocks of
land are particularly delineated on the plan hereto annexed with all the
Minerals Waters Rivers Lakes Streams Trees and all rights-and appurtenances
whatsoever thereunto belonging or appertaining thereto and all the estate right
title claim and interest of them the said vendors therein To hold the same
blocks and hereditaments unto Her said Majesty Queen Victoria and Her Successors
for ever reserving nevertheless and excepting from this present deed all those
parcels containing Nineteen thousand Eight hundred and Seventy (19,870) acres
more or less (portion of the Lands hereby surrendered) as the same are described
in the Schedule hereunder written and are also delineated on the said plan
hereto annexed In witness whereof the said have hereunto subscribed their
names.