Deeds—No. 233.
Fairburn Block (Disputed Land in), Auckland District.
1854. 21 February. Auckland District.
E whakaae
ana matou nga Rangatira o Ngatitai Kia tukua atu kiaFairburn Block.
KuiniVictoria
te Kuini o ingarangi nga wahi katoa e tohea ana e uru ai matou i roto i nga rohe o te whenua i hokona matamuakia te Pepene (ki te ritenga o te whakaahua whenua kua otiDisputed land between Tamaki and Wairoa
nei ki tenei Pukapuka te tuhi tuhi) Kia Whakamutua rawatia ta matou meatanga ki tenei whenua ahakoa he eahi i a matou pu ake ano, ahakoa, he wahi i whakahokia mai e te Pepene e nga kai whakarite ranei, e nga Kawana ranei o mua, hei utu mo nga rauReceipt for £500
Pauna £500 . 0 . 0 Kua homai nei kia matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma tahi o Pepueri i te tau 1854 e whakaae ana matou nga Titai kia tonoa e matou Nga tangata katoa, me Nga Ti whakaue kia nuku ke atu ratou kia waiho pai tia tenei whenua ma te Pakeha, a e whakaae ana ano matou kia whakamahuetia e matou e nga Titai tenei whenua a kia haere atu matou ki Umupuia noho ai ki te whenua kua hoki mai ia Kuini kia matou.Hori te Wetuki
Ruato
Na te Haua
Aperahama Waekaha
Tamati Te oko
Na Raharuhi
Puangarahi
Maungarongo
Ngawaka
te Weu
te Nupo
Taronoa
Matiu Kape
Watene te
Makuru
Mere Kingi To Kokopu No Ngatipaoa
Witness to signature and payment of the money as agreed to above in this Deed—
John White, Interpreter
Witness to signature of Hori Whetuki—
Thomas Eckford, Farmer, Maraetai
Translation.
1854. 21 February. Fairburn Block.
We
the Chiefs of the Ngatitai Tribe hereby consent to make over to the Queen of England all places whatsoever claimed by us or in which we have any part within the Block known by the name of "Fairburn's Block" as formerly sold (according to theClaims of Ngatitai
plan annexed to this Document) to relinquish all our claims to this Land whether originally owned by us or returned by Mr. Fairburn or given back by the CommissionerReceipt for £500
of Land Claims or by any former Governor upon our receiving £500 in money given now to us on this day the 21st of February in the year 1854. We the Ngatitai also agree to order all men including the Ngatiwhakaue to move from this Land which is toThis block to be vacated by Natives
be left for Europeans only, We the Ngatitai also agree to move off this Land to that portion given to us by the Queen called Umupuia.Signatures—
(Signed) Hori Te Whetuki
Ruato
Na te Hana
Aperahama
Waekaha
Tamati te Oko
Norahuruhi
Waungarongo
Ngawaka
Te Wea
Tanupo
Ngaronoa
Watere Kape
Watere Te Makuru
Mare Kingi te Kakapu No Ngatipato.
Witness to signatures and the payment of the money as agreed to above in this Deed—
(Signed) John White, Interpreter.
Witness to Signature of Hori te Whetuki—
(Signed) Thomas Eckford, Farmer, Maraitai
Names written upon the sketch upon the Deed.
Mauri.
Eruataroa.
Matawa.
Waeta.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, February 10th, 1876.