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

[Deed Receipts—No. 9.]

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Deed Receipts—No. 9.

Te Mata Block, Province of Hawke's Bay.

Ahuriri, Aperira 13th, 1855.
Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra nga pauna moni e rima rau takitahi (£500) na te1855. 13 April.Hawke's Bay. Makarini i homai ki a matou. He utu tenei ki a matou mo to matou wahi whenua moTe Mata. te Mata kua oti i a matou te tino tuku rawa atu i tenei ra ki a Wikitoria te Kuini oReceipt for £500. Ingarangi ake tonu atu.
page 582
Boundaries Ko nga rohe o tenei kainga kua oti te ruri e Tamati (Fitzgerald) kai ruri whenua i mua. Ara ko Tukituki tetahi rohe ka timata i te Ahi Koura rere noa i roto i Tukituki puta tonu ki Taumata o te Rangihouao rere ki uta piki tonu i te hiwi i runga i te ruri a Tamati rere noa i runga i taua ruri puta noa ki Ngaruroro haere ki Karituwhenua whiti noa ki te Ahi Koura. Ka tutaki.
Two portions reserved. E rua nga Kainga i roto i enei rohe e kapea ana ki waho ko te whenua a Karanema tetahi ta te mea kahore a matou tikanga mo runga mo taua kainga. Ko tetahi wahi e whakakapea ana kei Kohinerakau hei wahi mau tenei hei kainga mo matou.

Heoi ano kua oti tenei whenua i a matou te tino tuku rawa atu i tenei ra e whiti nei hei whenua pumau tonu iho ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia ake tonu atu.

Kia oti ra ano te wahi hou te ruri ka kapitia ano ki tenei whenua ka whakakotahitia katoatia nga tikanga katoa mo tenei kainga.

Te Moananui Hawea x.
te Meihana.
Tareha.
Wiremu Whanga x.
Karauria Pupu.
Eraihia Huakuru.
Paora te Muri.
te Waka Kawatini x.
Matenga Te Hokiwate.
Karaitiana.
Paora Torotoro.
Tamehana Pekapeka.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Alfred Domett, Commissioner.
G. S. Cooper, Dist. Commr.
Walter B. D. Mantell, C.L.C.

Translation.

Ahuriri, 13th April, 1855.
1855. 13 April.Te Mata.Received by us this day the sum of Five Hundred Pounds (£500) once told from Mr. McLeanReceipt for £500. as payment to us for the portion of our land called Te Mata which we have this day fully given up and made over to Victoria the Queen of England for ever and ever.
Boundaries The boundaries of this land have been surveyed some time ago by Thomas (Fitzgerald's) Land Surveyor. That is Tukituki is one boundary commencing at te Ahi Koura thence on in Tukituki and coming out at Taumata o te Rangihouao thence inland on the ridge on Thomas's survey line and on in that line coming out at Ngaruroro thence on to Karituwhenua and across to Ahi Koura. Here the boundaries join.
Two portions reserved. Two portions of land are reserved out of this sale the land of Karanema is one (of the portions reserved) because we have no right or claim on this particular portion; the other portion reserved is at Kohinerakau, this is a reserve for us.

We have fully given up and made over this land under the shining sun of this day as a possession for Victoria the Queen of England and for the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.

When the new portion of land shall have been surveyed it shall be added to this land and also all arrangements whatsoever having been agreed to shall apply to this land.

Te Moananui Hawea. x,
and 11 others.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Alfred Domett, Commr.
G. S. Cooper, Dist. Commr.
Walter B. D. Mantell, C.L.C.

A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 19th, 1876.

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