Deeds Receipts—No. 102.
Rawhitu Block (Armitage's Homestead), Waikato District.
Kua riro
mai i a matou inaianei i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma rua (22) o nga ra o Hune1854. 22 June.
Waikato District
i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma wha (1854) e toruRawhitu.
tekau pauna moni takitahi (£30) na te Makarini i homai hei utu mo to matou wahi whenua kei Waikato e takoto ana tona ingoa nui ko Rawhitu.Receipt for £30.
Boundaries
ka hoki i konei ka haere Waiwhata ka koki i konei ka haere Waitapu ka makere ki te awa nui o Waikato ka haere i roto tonu o te awa nui o Waikato a tutuki noa ki te rohe timatanga ki te Karaka.Na kua tukua rawatia atu tenei whenua e matou ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarani ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia ake tonu atu.
A no te rironga mai o enei moni no reira i tuhia ai o matou ingoa me o matou tohu.
Paora Tirua x tona tohu.
Maihi Whareaitu x tona tohu.
Taukinikini.
Kai Titiro—
H. T. Kemp, J.P.
True Copy of Original Receipt.
H. T. Kemp,
Acting Chief Commissioner.
Auckland
,October
30, 1855.Translation.
We have Received
this twenty second (22nd) day of June in the year of our Lord1854. 22 June.
one thousand eight hundred and fifty four (1854) the sum of Thirty pounds (£30) once told, from Mr. McLean, as a payment for our land named Rawhitu, at Waikato.Waikato District.
These are the boundaries, commencing on the South side at Te Karaka, thence to KorongoRawhitu.
tehoi, thence turning to Waiwhatu, thence to Waitapu, thence to the Waikato river,Receipt for £30.
along the course of which it proceeds to the starting point at Te Karaka. Now we haveBoundaries.
for ever given up this land to Victoria the Queen of England, and to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever. And in testimony of our having received these monies we have hereunto affixed our names and marks.Paora Tirua x his mark.
Maihi Whareaitu x his mark.
Taukinikini
Witnesses—
(Sd.) John Hobbs.
( " ) H. T. Kemp, J.P.
True Translation.
John Grant Johnson,
Acting Chief Commisioneir.
A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Receipt.
Wellington February 10th, 1876