Remuera (Land at), Epsom Road, Auckland District.
This Deed made the 18th day of September in the year 1844
Between Weteri and
1844. 18 September.Auckland District.Remuera.James Dilworth. Aperahama Native Chiefs of the Tribe of Ngati te Ata of Waikato in the
Colony of New Zealand of the one part and
James Dilworth of Auckland in the said Colony Accountant of the New
Zealand Banking Company at Auckland aforesaid of the other part Whereas the said
Weteri and Aperahama are rightfully seized of the fee simple and inheritance of
and in the piece or parcel of land hereinafter described according to the Native
Customs of New Zealand And whereas the said Weteri and Aperahama hath contracted
with the said
James Dilworth for the
absolute sale to him of the said piece or parcel of land hereinafter described for
the price or sum of Seventeen Pounds Sterling who hath requested a conveyance
thereof in manner hereinafter contained Now this Deed witnesseth that for and in
consideration the said sum of Seventeen Pounds sterling paid to the said Weteri
and Aperahama by the said
James
Dilworth (the receipt whereof is
Receipt for £17. hereby acknowledged) They the said Weteri and Aperahama doth hereby convey
and assure unto the said
James
Dilworth his heirs and assigns for ever All that piece or parcel of land
situate on the Epsom Road in the vicinity of Auckland aforesaid containing by
admeasurement Ten acres and thirty-two perches Bounded on the North by land
Boundaries. [11 acres.] belonging to Mr. Graham 1,690 links On the East and North East by land
belonging to Mr. Sommerville 434 links and 1,390 links then again on the East by
land the property of the said James Dilworth On the West by the Epsom Road 24
links, and on the South in a line bearing East North East and East 3,186 links by
the land of Mr. Moffitt be the said several admeasurements a little more or less
and as the same are more particularly delineated in the plan of the said piece of
land drawn in the margin hereof Together with all the rights members and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining And the said
James Dilworth doth hereby declare that
no Widow whom he may leave shall be entitled to dower out of the said piece or
parcel of land hereby conveyed or any part thereof And they the said Weteri and
Aperahama doth hereby covenant, and declare to and with the said
James Dilworth his heirs and assigns that
they the said Weteri and Aperahama hath according to the Native Customs of New
Zealand good rignt full power and lawful and absolute authority to convey and
assure the said piece or parcel of land hereinbefore mentioned and described to
the said
James Dilworth his heirs and
assigns for ever. In witness whereof the said parties hereto have hereunto
subscribed their names.
(Signed) Ko Weteri tona x tohu.
Aperahama.
Signed by the above named parties in the presence of Thos. Edd. Conry of
Auckland Solicitor and Joseph
Merrett of same place the above deed having been first read over and
fully explained to the said Weteri and Aperahama by the said Joseph Merrett—
(Signed) Joseph Merrett Native Interpreter Auckland.
(Signed) Thos.
E. Conry Solicitor Auckland.
We certify the within written Deed to be a true and Correct Copy of the
Native Deed.
D. Smale J.P.
Simon Rich, Settler, Epsom.
A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed. No.46.P.C.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
14th June, 1880.