Translation.
1872. 28 November.This Deed written on this Twenty eighth day of November in
the year of our Lord 1872 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by
us the Chiefs and People of the Piako District. Tribe Ngatipaoa whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that
on behalf of Waitoa. ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed
under the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto
Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and
Her and their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of Seven hundred and
fifty Pounds (£750 . 0 . 0) to us paid by Edward Walter Puckey Esquire on behalf
of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies)
all that piece of our Land situated at Waitoa and named Waitoa the boundaries
whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is
annexed thereto with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all
appertaining to the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all
our right title claim and interest whatsoever thereon To hold to Queen Victoria
Her Heirs and Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And
in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto
subscribed our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of
England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of the
Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land as
described herein.
Haora Tipa.
Matiu patara.
Hira te Rumanui.
Wa ta ha nga
ta.
Winikerei te Whetunui.
Wata Tipa.
Nepia Tokere.
Hauau
Tipa.
Rakena Kawa.
Hori More.
Na Meha te Moananui.
Rihia
te Kauae.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
Edwd. Hy. Power, Licd. Interpreter, The Thames.
W. H. Taipari,
Hauraki.
page 559 Received. this Twenty eighth day
of December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy two
(1872) the sum of seven hundred and fifty Pounds sterling (£750 . 0 . 0) being
the consideration money expressed in the above
Receipt for £750. written Deed to be paid by
Edward
Walter Puckey on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
2862f.
Received for Registration at 2 p.m. 21 July, 1874.Registration.
(l.s.)
M. Hamilton,
Dep. Registrar.
A True Copy of Original Deed, Translation, and Endorsement.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington, January 11th, 1875.