Translation.
1860. 16 February.Bay of Islands District.This Deed written on this sixteenth 16th day of February in
the Year of our Lord 1860 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by
us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe "Ngatirahiri" whose names are hereunto
subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and
descendants we have by signing this Deed under
Ngahikunga Reserve. 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 Fifty Pounds (£50
. 0 . 0) to us paid by
H. T. Kemp
Dist. Commissioner on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby
acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated
at Pakaraka and named "Ngahikunga" 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 H. T. Kemp District
Boundaries. Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the
Land commencing at the Willow Trees on the side of the Waitangi River just below
Titirangi, from thence it ascends until it reaches Te Ahikakariki, Te Maurea, it
goes through the Bush, following the marked trees, that is to say along the
Archdeacon Williams' boundary, until it reaches Te Kuta on the Waitangi river,
it then follows the Waitangi, until it meets the point at which it commenced.
Receipt for £50. Received this 16th day of February in the Year of Our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sixty (1860) the Sum of Fifty Pounds sterling (£50 .0 . 0)
being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by
H. T. Kemp Commissioner on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed)Na Haki Kawhena x.
Na Parangi x.
Na Makoare Te Tao
x.
Na Te Haratua x.
Na Tareha Kemara x.
Na Tareha Kemara
x.
Hare Matenga.
H. T. Kemp,
Commissr.
Witnesses—
(Signed) Henry Williams, J.P., of Horotutu, Bay of Islands.
John
Fox.
Joseph M. Williams.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington, 17th August, 1874.