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Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One

[Deeds—No. 44.]

Deeds—No. 44.

Kokohuia Block, Ahipara, Bay of Islands District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei 25th o nga ra o Hanuere i te tau o to tatou 1861. 25 Januaray.Bay of Islands District. Ariki 1861 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o "Te Rarawa" no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a Kokohuia. hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te page 62tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu kia Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni E Rima Tekau (£50) kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Henare Kepa mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Ahipara ko "Kokohuia" te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu kia Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Henare Kepa Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Boundaries. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te taha ki te Hauauru, i te raina o te hokonga tawhito o te pihi ki Ahipara, ka rere i te taha ki te Hauraro he whenua no Nga Maori, mei reira, ka whawhati, ka rere, nga Wapu kaninga Rakau,—a—te Wahi tapu,— ka haere, ka rere, marere noa ki te wai,—a—tuhono noa ki te kaha o te taha ki te Hauauru—Otira, kei te Mapi o te Ruritanga te tino tikanga.
Receipt for £50. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te 25 o Hanuere i te tau o to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau ma tahi (1861) nga Pauna moni E Rima tekau (£50 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Henare Kepa mo te Kuini.

Puhipi x.
Hone.
Waka x.
Kingi x.
Timoti.
Mumu x.
Taipari x.
Nepia x.

H. T. Kemp,
D. Commissr.

Nga Kai-titiro—

George Kelly.
W. B. White, Rest. Magst.

Translation.

1861. 25 January.Bay of Islands District.This Deed written on this 25th day of January in the Year of our Lord 1861 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe "Te Rarawa" whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under the shining sun Kokohuia. 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 on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Ahipara and named "Kokohuia" 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 Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. Boundaries. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing on the West by the survey line of the Ahipara Block first purchased,—from thence in a northerly direction, along Native Land,—from thence, it turns, until it reaches the Saw Pit and the Sacred Place, from thence to the Creek or Water, and until it joins the Boundary on the Western side,—but the Plan of the Survey, will point but more particularly the proper Boundaries of this Block.
Receipt for £50. Received this 25th day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty one (1861) the Sum of Fifty Pounds sterling (£5 . 0 . 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by H. T. Kemp, Dist. Comr. on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

(Signed)Puhipi.
Hone.
Waka.
Kingi.
Timoti.
Mumu.
Taipari.
Napia.

(Signed) H. T. Kemp,
D. Commr.

Witnesses—

(Signed) George Kelly.
W. B. White, R. Mgte.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 26th August, 1874.