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

[Deed Receipts—No. 36.]

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Deed Receipts—No. 36.

Ruahine Block (Claims of Renata and Others), Hawke's Bay.

Akuhata 15, 1859.
1859. 15 August.Hawke's Bay.Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra na te Makarini i homai nga pauna moni E rua rau eRuahine. waru tekau £280 mo a matou wahi whenua katoa i roto i te tukunga o Ngatikahungunu(Renata's claims.) i te taha wakarawiti o Waipaoa eke noa ki te tihi o Ruahine rere noa i taua hiwi putaBoundaries. noa ki nga rohe o nga whenua kua pau i nga pakeha puta noa mai ki te rohe tawhiti o te hokonga o te Waipukurau rere noa ki taua rohe puta noa ki Totaratutahi puta noa ki te awa o Waipaoa.
Ko aua whenua katoa o matou me o matou whanaunga i roto i aua rohe kua oti noa I a matou i tenei ra e whiti nei ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarini ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia ake tonu atu me ona awa me ona rakau me ona aha noa iho o tauaReceipt for £280. whenua kua hokona tonutia nei e matou mo aua moni £280 . 0 . 0 kua homai i te 15 o Akuhata 1859 e te Makarini te Kaiwhakarite whenua. Kahore o matou paanga atu ki tenei whenua ake tonu atu.

Ko Renata Hapuku.
Ko te Waka Rewharewha.
Ko te Watene te Wangai.
Ko Urania te Whiri.
Ko Ani te Whangax.
Ko Rota Porehuax.
Ko Piripi Mawhetax.

Nga kai-titiro ki enei homaitanga utu me enei tuhinga ingoa—

Te Hapukux.
Maika Iwikatea.

Receipt for £20. Kua riro mai ki au mo Mauruuru tuahine o Noa Taikiwa nga pauna moni E rua tekau £20 mo aua wahi i pa ai ia ki roto i tenei pukapuka.

Na te Hapuku x.

Kai-titiro—

Maika Iwikatea.

Translation.

August 15, 1859.
1859. 15 August.Received from Mr. McLean this day the sum of two hundred and eighty pounds £280 for all our lands within the Block sold by the Ngatikahungunu to the Northward ofRuahine. Waipaoa and up to the top of Ruahine, and following the hill to the boundaries of the(Renata's claims.) lands sold to the Europeans and closing up to the old boundary of the sale at the WaipukurauBoundaries. and following that boundary to Totaratutahi and so on to the Waipaoa River.
All the lands belonging to us and our relatives contained within the above boundaries, we have absolutely sold under the shining sun of the present day to Victoria the Queen of England and to all the Kings and Queens Her Successors for ever, with all its rivers, trees and everything appertaining in any way to the said lands we have page 597absolutely sold for the said sum of two hundred and eighty pounds £280, which has been given to us on this day, on the 15th of Augt. 1859 by Mr. McLean the Commissioner. We shall have no claims to any part of these lands hereafter.Receipt for £280.

Renata Hapuku,
&c., &c.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Te Hapuku x.
Maika Iwikatea.

Received for Mauruuru, sister of Noa Taikiwa the sum of twenty pounds £20Receipt for £20. for the claims that she has to the lands above enumerated.

Na te Hapuku x.

Witness—

Maika Iwikatea.

True Translation.

G. S. Cooper.

A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 28th, 1876.

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