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

[Deed Receipts—No. 23.]

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Deed Receipts—No. 23.

Ranga-a-Tawhao Block, Province of Hawke's Bay.

1859. 28 June.Hawke's Bay.Kua riro mai i a matou i tenei ra i te 28 o nga ra o Hune i te tau 1859 nga pauna moniranga-a-tawhao. e toru rau e rima tekau (£350) na te Makarini i homai ki a matou, hei utu mo to matouReceipt for £350. kainga ka tukua e matou i tenei ra e whiti nei hei whenua pumau tonu iho ki a Wikitoria ki te Kuini o Ingarangi ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia ake tonu atu. Ko teBoundaries. Ranga-a-Tawhao te ingoa nui o tenei kainga. Ka timata te rohe o te taha ki te Kaweka i Mangatutu, ka rere ki Makahu mau rawa atu ki te Umu o Maukorohe, Ngahine o Patua i waho, te Kurapa, te Tawaroa, te Karuwai, ka tae ki Makino, rere noa ki Mohaka tutaki tonu mai ki Mangatutu.

Heoi ano ko te whakaotinga o nga utu e toe ana mo tenei kainga me whakarite marire me ka ruritia nuitia tenei whenua hei reira whakaoti ai me ka kitea te pai me te nui o tenei whenua kua tukua motureretia atu i tenei ra ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi ki nga Kingi Kuini katoa o muri iho i a ia ake tonu atu.

Te Waka Kawatinix tona tonu.
Paora Torotoro.
Karaitiana.
Tareha Ngatuna x tona tohu.
Tamehana Pekapeka x tona tohu.

Nga kai titiro ki tenei homaitanga moni me enei tuhinga ingoa—

G. S. Cooper, District Commissioner, Napier.
George Friend, Account. L.P. Dept.

Translation.

1859. 28 June.Ranga-a-Tawhao.We have received on this 28th day of June 1859 the sum of three hundred and fifty pounds (£350) which Mr. McLean has given us in payment for our land which we haveReceipt for £350. sold under the shining sun of this day as a lasting possession to Victoria Queen of England and to the Kings and Queens her successors for ever. The Ranga-a-Tawhao isBoundaries. the principal name of this land. The boundary of the side towards Kaweka begins at Mangatutu and runs to Makahu, thence to te Umuomaukorohe, Ngahine o Patua i waho, te Kurapa, te Tawaroa, te Karuwai, and thence to Makino, thence to Mohaka, and following the Mohaka closes up at Mangatutu.

The question of the balance to be paid for this land is to be settled on the completion of the survey, it will then be finally concluded when the quality and size of the land is known, which we have this day finally ceded to Victoria the Queen of England and to all the Kings and Queens Her successors for ever.

te Waka Kawatini x his mark,
&c., &c., &c.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

G. S. Cooper, Dist. Comr., Napier.
George Friend, Accountant L.P. Dept.

True Translation.

G. S. Cooper, D.C.

A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 29th, 1876.

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