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Deed Receipts—No. 6.
Mataruahou Island (Land adjacent to), Napier, Province of Hawke's Bay.
Ahuriri,
Aperira 11th, 1855.
1855. 11 April.Hawke's Bay.Kua riro mai ki ahau i tenei ra nga pauna moni e rua tekau ma
rima takitahi (£25)Mataruahou Island na te Makarini i homai ki ahau, hei utu tenei mo to matou wahi whenua
kua oti i a(Land adjacent to). matou te hoko i tenei ra ki a Wikitoria to Kuini o Ingarangi, ki nga
Kingi Kuini raneiReceipt for £25. o muri iho i a ia, a ake tonu atu.
Balance due, £25 and two town sections. Ko nga utu kua wkakaaetia e te Makarini kia homai ki a matou mo tenei
kainga, e rima tekau pauna takitahi (£50). Ko tetahi rua tekau ma rima ka homai
ki a matou hei utunga whakamutunga mo tenei whenua, me ka tae mai nga moni i
Akarana. Ko tetahi wahi hoki o nga utu mo tenei whenua, ka whakatakotoria ki a
matou, ara e rua tahi o nga tekiana o te taone, ka whakatumautia e te Kuini ki a
matou, me ka oti tenei whenua te whakataone.
Boundaries. Ka timata te rohe ki te rohe tawhito ki Oterangi, rere atu i te taha o
te wai ki a Pona, rere atu ki Omoko, rere atu ki te Ahi tahu o te Waru, ka
tapahi ki runga ki te tahuna ki te Taupata, ka puta ki te Moana tutaki noa ki te
rohe tawhito. Heoi ano, kua oti tenei wahi te tino tuku rawa atu hei whenua
pumau tonu iho ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi ki nga Kingi, Kuini ranei o
muri iho i a ia a ake tonu atu.
Tareha.
Nga kai titiro—
Witnesses to payment and signature—
Robert Park, Government Surveyor.
G. S. Cooper, District
Commissr.
Translation.
Ahuriri,
April 11th, 1855.
1855. 11 April.Mataruahou IslandReceived by me this day the sum of (£25) Twenty five pounds,
once told from Mr. McLean, as a payment for a piece of land we have this day
sold to Victoria Queen(Land adjacent to). of England, and to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever. The
paymentReceipt for £25. Mr. McLean consents to give us for this land is the sum of (£50) Fifty
pounds.Balance due, £25 and two town sections. Another (£25) Twenty five pounds is to be given to us as the final
instalment for this land when the money arrives from Auckland, a portion of the
payment is to be two sections of a town to be laid out which the Queen is to
give to us when this land has a town.Boundaries. The boundary commences at the old boundary line at Oterangi, thence near
to the water at Pona, thence to Omoko, thence to Ahi-tahu-o-te-Waru, thence
running along the same bank to Taupata, thence to the sea and running along the
sea till it meets the old boundary line. We have entirely given up this land as
a lasting possession to Victoria Queen of England and to the Kings or Queens who
may succeed her for ever.
Tareha.
Witnesses to payment and signatures—
Robert Park, Government Surveyor.
G. S. Cooper, District Commissr.
A True Translation.
Donald McLean,
Chief Commissioner.
A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.
Wellington, December 30th, 1876.