A compendium of official documents relative to native affairs in the South Island, Volume One.

[Abstract of Deeds of Purchase in the Southern Islands entered into between the General Government and the Natives from 1st January 1844 to 31st December 1867]

Abstract of Deeds of Purchase
In the
Southern Island
Entered into between
The General Government and the Natives
From the
1st January, 1844, To The31st December, 1867.

page break

Abstract of Deeds of Purchase in the Southern Island entered into between the General Government and the Natives from the 1st January, 1844, to the 31st December 1867.

Record No. in C.L.O., Wellington.	Page.	District or Province.	Abstract of Deed.	Name of Tribe ceding Claims.	Date of Execution.	Amount Paid.			Remarks.
						£	s.	d.
		Otago	Deed of Sale executed at Otakou on the 31st day of July, 1844, conveying to the New Zealand Company all claims to land within certain boundaries described in the Deed	Ngaitahu	31st July, 1844	2,400	0	0	No copy in Crown Lands Office (original Deed in Crown Lands Office, Dunedin).
653		Wairau, Nelson	Receipt for £600, first instalment of the sum of £3,000, in payment for claims to land in the Wairau and neighbouring districts, to be paid in five instalments of £600, on the 18th March, 1847; 18th April, 1848; 18th April, 1849; 18th April, 1850; 18th April, 1851.	Ngatitoa	18th March, 1847	600	0	0
18		Canterbury and Otago (Kemp Purchase)	Deed of Sale executed at Akaroa on the 12th June, 1848, conveying to the New Zealand Company all claims to land between the boundary line of land sold by the Ngatitoa in the Canterbury Province in 1847, and of the Nelson Block on the North, and the boundary of Mr. Symonds' purchase; from Milford Haven to the Kaihiku Ranges, and thence to Tokata on the South. £500 paid on the execution of the Deed, and £500 paid 22nd February, 1849	Ngaitahu	12th June, 1848	2,000	0	0
19		Kemp Purchase	Receipt for £1,000, last instalment paid by Mr. Mantell 28th December, 1849.	Ditto
647		Port Cooper, Canterbury	Deed of Sale executed at Port Cooper on the 10th August, 1849, conveying all claims to land between the boundary of Kemp's purchase on the North, Lake Waihora on the West, a line drawn from a place named Kuhaka-wari-wari at Waihora to Kaitara in Port Levy on the South, and the sea on the East, excepting certain reserves mentioned in the Deed	Ditto	10th August, 1849	200	0	0
21		Port Levy, Canterbury	Deed of Sale executed at Port Levy on the 15th September, 1849, conveying to Her Majesty all claims to land south of the Port Cooper Block and north of a line following the main range from Waikakahi at Lake Waihora to Pohatupa or Flea Bay, to the eastward of Akaroa, excepting a reserve at Kokorarata	Ditto	15th Sept., 1849	300	0	0
		Wairau, Nelson	Receipt for £600, second instalment of the amount agreed on 18th March, 1847	Ngatitoa	18th April, 1848	600	0	0	Receipt missing.
503		Wairau, Nelson	Receipt for £600, third instalment of the purchase money for claims to the Wairau District	Ditto	19th April, 1849	600	0	0
505		Wairau, Nelson	Receipt for £600, fourth instalment of Wairau purchase money	Ditto	1st May, 1850	600	0	0
630		Waitohi, Nelson	Deeds of Sale executed at Waitohi on the 4th March, 1850, convoying to Her Majesty all claims to land at Waitohi, within the boundaries delineated on the plan attached to the same	Ngatiawa	4th March, 1850	300	0	0
631		Tuamarina, Wairaa	Plan of land at Tuamarina and a letter signed by Wi Kanae, Hape, and another, signifying that the boundary of the land surveyed by Mr. Brunner at Tuamarina is correct	Ngatitoa	14th March, 1851
		Wairau, Nelson	Receipt for £600, fifth and last instalment of the purchase money agreed on for the Wairau purchase.	Ditto	18th April, 1851	600	0	0	Receipt missing.
609		Waiponnamu, Middle Island	Deed of Sale executed at Wellington on the 10th August, 1853, by the Ngatitoa, conveying to Her Majesty all their claims to land in the Middle Island in consideration of the sum of £5,000; £2,000 to be paid down, and the balance by instalments of £500 carried over a period of five years	Ditto	10th August, 1853	2,000	0	0	page 4
512		Waitohi, Wairau, and Arapaoa	Deed of Sale executed at Ngamotu, Taranaki, on 2nd March, 1854, by the chiefs and people of the Ngatiawa Tribe conveying to Her Majesty their claims to certain lands in Queen Charlotte Sound and elsewhere	Ngatiawa	2nd March, 1854	200	0	0
510		Murihiku	Deed of Sale executed at Dunedin, 17th August, 1853, conveying to Her Majesty all the southern part of the Middle Island to the South of Kemp's and Symonds's purchases, excepting certain reserves named in the deed	Ngaitahu	17th August, 1853	2,600	0	0	£2,000 is all that is mentioned in the Deed, although £2,600 was the amount actually paid. Receipt for £600 attached to Deed.
513		Nelson	Reccipt for £500 paid to Natives at Taranaki for claims to land in the Province of Nelson	Ngatiawa	10th March, 1854	500	0	0
514		Gore's Harbour and Totaranui, Q.C.S.	Receipt for £100 paid to Tamati Wiremu Kingi for claims to land at Gore's Harbour and Totaranui, Queen Charlotte Sound	Ditto	16th Nov., 1854	100	0	0
515		Te Awaiti, Q.C.S.	Receipt for £200 paid to Taranaki Natives for claims to land at Te Awaiti, Queen Charlotte Sound	Ditto	24th Nov., 1854	200	0	0	Part of the £5,000 named in the Deed of August, 1853.
516		Middle Island	Receipt for £2,000 paid to Ngatitoa Natives, being a portion of the amount of £5,000 agreed on as payment for claims in the Middle Island, on the 10th August, 1853	Ngatitoa	13th Dec., 1854	2,000	0	0
395		Otago	Receipt from Taiaroa of Otago for the sum of £100 advanced on the security of his land at Omata and Te Pou-o-te-Atuparoa, Otago Heads Reserve	Ngaitahu	6th February, 1855	100	0	0	This amount was to be repaid by the 30th November, 1855, with interest at 5 per cent., or the land to be forfeited to Her Majesty.
524		Nelson	Deed of Sale to Her Majesty executed at Nelson on the 10th November, 1855, by the Ngatirarua and Ngatitama, ceding all their claims to land that were not sold formerly, commencing at the Wairau, thence to Arahura to the boundary of the land sold by the Ngaitahu, excepting certain lands at West Whanganui within the boundaries described in the Deed	Ngatiraruaand Ngatitama	10th Nov., 1855	600	0	0
529		Wairau	Receipt from the Natives of the Rangitane Tribe for all claims to land from Wairau to Arahura, excepting certain reserves made by the Government	Rangitane	1st February, 1856	100	0	0
530		Queen Charlotte's Sound	Deed of Sale to Her Majesty by the Ngatiawa Tribe, executed at Waikawa, Queen Charlotte Sound, 9th February, 1856, ceding all claims to land within certain boundaries, excepting the reserves as delineated on the plan attached to the same	Ngatiawa and Ngatirahiri	9th February, 1856	500	0	0
531		Kaituna and Hoiere	Deed of Sale to Her Majesty by the Ngatikuia Tribe, executed at Kaituna on the 16th February, 1856, ceding all claims to land in the Middle Island, excepting certain reserves set apart for their cultivation	Ngatikuia	16th February, 1856	100	0	0
532		Croixelles and Palorus	Deed of Sale to Her Majesty by the Ngatikoata Tribe, executed at Nelson on the 5th March, 1856, ceding all claims to land within the boundaries of the block formerly sold by the Ngatitoa, the island of Rangitoto, and certain reserves on the mainland excepted	Ngatikoata	5th March, 1856	100	0	0
533		Motupipi	Deed of Sale to Her Majesty, executed 6th March, 1856, by the Ngatitama Tribe, ceding all claims to land at Pouharo, Motupipi, Takaka, and Rangiata, excepting the lands set apart for their use	Ngatitama and others	6th March, 1856	60	0	0	It would appear that £190 was paid to Te Aupouri for the same block, probably a portion of the sum of £300 set apart for the Natives of that district as their share of the £800 paid in 1844, by the New Zealand Company under Mr. Spain's award.
535		Separation Point	Deed of Sale to Her Majesty, executed 7th March, 1856, by the Ngatitama and Ngatirarua Tribes, ceding all claims to land at Whenuakura, Matau (Separation Point), Pouharo, and thence to Motupipi	Ngatitama and Ngatirarua	7th March, 1856	150	0	0	page 5
534	Aorere, Massacre Bay		Deed of Sale to Her Majesty, executed 7th March, 1856, by the Ngatitama Tribe ceding all claims to land for which payment had not been made at former sales, vis., Anapu, Aorere, Papakohai, Te Parapara, Tukurua, Onekaka, Te Waikaha and all the cultivations at Tukurua	Ngatitama	7th March, 1856	110	0	0
536	Anakiwa, Queen Charlotte Sound		Receipt for £19 paid to Rei Nganiho for claims to land in Queen Charlotte Sound	Ngatirahiri	8th March, 1856	19	0	0
137	Banks Peninsula, Canterbury		Conveyance by the Natives of Akaroa to Her Majesty of the remainder of their lands on Banks Peninsula, dated 10th December, 1856	Ngaitahu	10th Dec., 1856	200	0	0	£150 amount named in Deed, but £200 was the actual amount paid.
143	North of Kaiapoi		Conveyance by the Natives of Kaiapoi to Her Majesty of their claims to land north of Kaiapoi, dated 5th February, 1857	Ditto	5th February, 1857	200	0	0	£500 was the amount agreed on for the relinquishment of their claims. The balance is accounted for in Receipt No. 228.
	Ditto		Receipt for £200, second instalment of the amount of £500 agreed on for claims to the north of Kaiapoi	Ditto	12th Dec., 1857	200	0	0	Receipt enclosed in No. 143.
562	Kaikoura		Deed of Conveyance to Her Majesty by the Natives of the Ngaitahu Tribe residing at Kaikoura of all their claims to land north of the Hurunui, including the Wairau and the sources of the Clarence and Hurunui	Ditto	29th March, 1859	800	0	0
228	North of Kaiapoi		Receipt for £100 paid to Ngaitahu Natives at Kaiapoi in final payment for their claims to land north of that place	Ditto	6th January, 1860	100	0	0
595	Arahaura		Deed of Conveyance to Her Majesty by the Natives of the Ngaitahu Tribe residing on the West Coast, Province of Canterbury, ceding all their claims to land commencing at Milford Haven, thence inland to Mount Teumaru, thence inland to Mount Tiori-Patea, Mount Cook (Haorangi), Te Kai-o-tama, thence to the saddle at the source of the River Teremakau, thence to Mount Wakarewa, thence following the range of mountains to Lake Rotoroa, thence to the source of the Rivers Karamea and Wakapoai, thence by a straight line to Kaurangi on the sea coast; thence by the sea coast from Kaurangi to Milford Haven, excepting the reserves named in the Schedule to the Deed	Ditto	21st May, 1860	300	0	0	*Of this amount £2,000 was paid in each; £2,000 to be held by the Governor to bear, interest at 8 per cent., that is £160 per annum, the amount to be divided between Paitio, Teono Topi Patuki, Teone Kihau, Fred Kihau, and Ellen Kihau and their heirs, failing all these, the Governor shall direct how the money is to be applied; the remaining £2,000 to be expended in the purchase of land in the Southland Province for educational and other purposes for the benefit of these tribes.
273	Stewart's Island		Deed of Sale to Her Majesty executed at Campbelltown, Southland, 29th of June, 1864, by the Natives of the Ngaitahu and Ngatimamae Tribes, ceding all claims to Stewart's Island, excepting certain reserves named in the Deed	Ngaitahu and Ngatimamoe	29th June, 1864	6,000	0	0
	North of Kaiapoi		Receipt for £200 paid to Matiaha Tiramorehu of Moeraki in satisfaction for all his claims to land north of this place; amount paid through Mr. Strode, R.M., Dunedin	Ngaitahu	February, 1867	200	0	0	Receipt missing.

	£	s.	d.
Total amount expended by the Government in the purchase of land from Natives in the Southern Island	25,139	0	0
Add additional amount paid in 1844 in stores and specie by Captain Wakefield, on behalf of the New Zealand Company, to the Tribes residing in the Nelson District	1,800	0	0
Total	£26,939	0	0

page 6