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Deeds—No. 358.
Mamaku No. 1 Block (Gold Fields Agreement), Hauraki District.
| 1 | Ekore e tika kia haere noa iho te tangata ki te keri koura i runga i aua whenua, engari kia matua whiwhi ia ki te Maina Raiti katahi ka tika, ko te utu o te Maina Raiti kotahi, kotahi pauna (£l). Kua riro te Maina Raiti i te tangata ka whai mana ia ki te mahi i nga mahi katoa i huaianatia he mahinga koura. |
| 2 | Me homai e te Kawana ki a matou kotahi pauna (£l) mo ia Maina Raiti mo ia Maina Raiti ana puta ki te tangata kuri koura ki runga ki to matou piihi whenua. Ko nga ra utunga o aua moni ki a matou kei to 31o nga ra Maehe te 30 o nga ra o Hune te 30 o nga ra o Hepetema te 31 o nga ra o Tihema i ia tau o te whakapumautanga o tenei pukapuka. Engari ki te haere ke te tangata ki runga ki te whenua o tatahi iwi ke keri koura ai kaore ano kia mutu noa te tau i whakaritea ki roto ki tona Maina Raiti, i reira me whakaputa ki a matou nga moni e rite ana ki te roa o tona nohoanga ki runga ki to matou whenua. A ki te haeremai te tangata kua whai Maina Raiti mo te whenua o tetahi iwi ke atu, me pera ano te tikanga hoki me wahi tetahi taha o te moni ki a matou tetahi taha ki a ratou. |
| 3 | Ko nga rakau Maori hiahitia ana e te kai keri koura he wahie he rakau mahinga koura, me riro noa iho i a ia engari nga rakau kauri me utu ano ko te utu mo te kauri kotahi. Kotahi pauna e rima herini (£l-5-0). |
| 4 | £500 deposit. Me whakaputa ki a matou e te Kawana E rima rau pauna inaianei he moni taunaha mo tenei whakaritenga engari ko aua moni me whakahoki atu ki a te Kawana ki roto ki nga moni o nga Maina Raiti ana puta mai ki a matou. |
| 5 | Ma te Kawana e whakarite nga kai ruri mo nga piihi whenua kua kapea ki waho, me nga rohe ki etahi atu iwi. |
A he tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga mo matou, mo o matou uri ki nga tikanga
katoa o tenei pukapuka me te tukunga o o matou piihi whenua katoa ki roto ki nga
rohe kua tuhia ki runga ake nei, ki a te Kawana kia mahia nga mahi katoa e
huaina ana he mahinga koura, kua tuhia o matou ingoa ki raro nei, a he tohu hoki
mo te whakaae-page 465
tanga o te Kawana kua tuhia te ingoa o Tiemi
Make, Komihana ki raro o tenei pukapuka.
Na Meha te Moananui.
Na Honana Potiki Wahataiki.
Riria Karepe
her mark x.
Hata Paka.
Nepihana.
Keremenita his x
mark.
Hirawa.
Paratene.
Te
Tahana.
Pehimana.
Rakena.
Karauria.
Paora Matutaera his x
mark.
Hera Putea her x mark.
Paora Tupaea.
Kahukura.
Rapana
Pahono his x mark.
Arama Tarakawa his x mark.
Karaitiana.
Pita te
Hiangi.
Matene Rutuhau.
Te Tira.
Poroa.
Eriatera his x
mark.
Herata her x mark.
Hiimaera.
Piniha his x mark.
James
Mackay,Jr.,
Civil Commissioner, N.Z.
Hoori Paraone.
Witness to the signatures of Meha te Moananui, Honana Patiki te
Wahataiki, Riria Karepe, Hata Paka, Nepihana, Keremenita, Hirawa, Paratene, Te
Tahana, Pehimana, Rakena, Karauria, Paora Matutaera, Hera Putea, Haora Tupaea,
Kahukura, Rapana Pahono, Arama Tarakawa, Karaitiana, Pita te Hangi, Matene
Rutuhau, Te Tira, Poroa, Eriatera, Herata, Hiimaera, Piniha and James Mackay.
James C. Boyd,
Miner, Shortland.
Alexander Gillan, Miner, Shortland.
Witness to the signature of Hori Paraone—
James C. Boyd, Miner, Shortland.
Alexander Gillan, Miner,
Shortland.
Translation.
| 1 | No person will be permitted to mine for gold on the said lands unless he be the holder of a "Miner's Right" the payment for such "Miner's Right" shall be one pound (£l). Any person being the holder of a "Miner's Right" shall be entitled to do all works (or acts) which are termed gold mining operations. |
| 2 | The Governor shall give (or pay) to us one pound (£1) for each "Miner's Right" which shall be issued to any person for mining on our piece of land. The days for the payment of such money to us shall be on the 31st day of March, the 30th day of June, the 30th day of September and the 31st day of December in each year of the continuance of this Agreement. Provided, that if any person being the holder of a "Miner's Right" shall remove on to the land of another tribe and mine for gold before completing the year specified in his "Miner's Right" there shall then be paid to us such money as shall be equivalent to the period for which such person shall have remained on our land, and it any person being the holder of a "Miner's Right" to mine on land belonging to another tribe shall remove on to our land the same conditions shall be complied with, the money shall be divided between us and them (the other tribe). |
| 3 | Any person being the holder of a "Miner's Right" will be entitled to cut timber for firewood or for gold mining purposes excepting that Kauri timber shall be paid for. The payment for each tree required shall be one pound five shillings (£1 . 5 . 0). |
| 4 | The Governor shall pay to us now the sum of Five hundred pounds as a deposit £500 deposit. on this Agreement but the said money shall be refunded to the Governor out of the money arising from "Miners' Rights" when the same is paid to us. |
| 5 | The Governor shall pay the surveyors for surveying the pieces of land which are excepted and also the boundaries of the lands owned by other tribes. |
In witness of our consent on behalf of ourselves and our heirs to all the terms and conditions of this agreement and the giving over of all our pieces of land within the boundaries above described to the Governor to perform all works (or acts) which are termed Gold Mining operations we have hereunto signed our names and in witness of the consent of the Governor the name of James Mackay, Jr., Civil Commissioner is hereunto subscribed.
Signed Meha te Moananui.
Signed Honana Potiki Wahataiki.
Signed
Riria Karepe her x mark
Signed Hata Paka.
Signed Nepihana.
Signed
Keremenita his x mark.
Signed Hirawa.
Signed Paratene.
Signed Te
Tahana.
Signed Pehimana.
Signed Rakena.
Signed
Karauria.
Signed Paora Matutaera his x.mark.
Signed Hera Putea her x
mark.
Signed Paora Tupaea.
Signed Kahukura.
Signed Rapana Pahono
his x marh.
Signed Arama Tarakawa his x mark.
Signed
Karaitiana.
Signed Pita te Hiangi.
Signed Matene Rutuhau.
Signed
Te Tira
Signed Poroa.
Signed Eriatera his x mark.
Signed Herata
her x mark.
Signed Hiimaera.
Signed Piniha his x mark.
James Mackay,
Jr.,
Civil Commissioner, N.Z.
(Sd.) Hoori Paraone.
Witness to the signatures of Meha te Moananui, Honana Potiki Wahataiki, Riria Karepe, Hata Paka, Nepihana, Keremenita, Hirawa Paratene, Te Tahana, Pehimana, Rakena, Karauria, Paora Matutaera, Kera Putea, Paora Tupaea, Kahukura, Rapana Pahono, Arama Tarakawa, Karaitiana, Pita te Hiangi, Matene Rutuhau, Te Tira, Poroa, Eriatera, Herata, Hiimaera, Piniha and James Mackay, Jr.
(Signed) James C. Boyd, Miner Shortland.
(Signed) Alexander Gillan,
Miner, Shortland.
Witness to the signature of Hoori Paraone—
Signed James C. Boyd, Miner, Shortland.
Signed Alexander Gillan,
Miner, Shortland.
1247D,
M. Hamilton,
Dep. Registrar.
A True Copy of Original Deed, Translation, and Endorsement.
H. H. Turton.
Wellington, July 27th, 1875.