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

Translation

Translation.

This Deed

entered into on the 17th of March 1854 the consenting of Te Hira Chief of

1854. 17 March. Auckland District.

the Natiwhatua the consenting also of the Queen of England on her part now I Te Hira the owner of the land specified in this Deed do agree to sell his land to Queen Victoria for the sum of 270 Pounds given now into my hands it is further agreed to by

Pukapuka No. I.

the Queen of England on her part that there shall be paid for the following purposes that is to say for the Founding of Schools in which persons of our race may be taught for the Construction of Hospitals in which persons of our race may be tended for the

10 per cent. on sales to be expended for Native purposes

payment of Medical Attendance for us for the Construction of Mills for us for Annuities for our Chiefs or for other purposes of a like nature in which the Natives of this Country have an interest Ten per cent. or Ten Pounds out of every Hundred pounds out of Monies received from time to time for this land when resold. For this I give up and make over to Victoria Queen of England her Heirs and Successors for ever this land and all thereto belonging for ever and ever.
The Boundaries are these On the West by the turn in the Great road to Tamaki

Boundaries

going then in a direct line to the Pa called Rapanga-te-Uira continuing on in a direct line thence to a house on the bank near the Water side On the Worth by the Beach and continuing on up the Creek Pukapuka, on the East by a fence which joins the Cart road to Tamaki on the South by the Tamaki Cart road.

A sketch of this land is on the other side.

(Signed) Te Hira Kawau.

Witness—

(Signed) John White, Interpreter

Received by me the Sum as agreed to in this Deed £270 on the 17th March 1854.

Receipt for £270

(Signed) Te Hira Kawau.

Witness—

(Signed) John White, Interpreter

A true translation.

(Signed) John White, Interpreter.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, September 8th, 1874