1864. 11 June.Bay of Islands District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i te tekau ma tahi o nga ra o Hune, i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1864 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o "Nga Tiheno, o Nga Timanu" no ratou nga ingoa e mau i Ruapekapeka. page 67raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te tuhituhinga 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 Toru mano E Waru rau 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 roto o Te Kawa Kawa. Ko Te Ruapekapeka 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. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata Boundaries. i Otuihu i te Pa o Pomare, mei reira ka ahu whakatetonga, ka rere haere i runga o te [24,150 acres.] Raina o te Kai Ruri, a whiti noa i te awa o Te Karetu, ka rere tonu i te tonga te Raina, a pa noa ki te tino o Te Ruapekapeka, ka rere tonu i runga o te Raina, a pa noa ki Waiomio, ka rere i te hauauru a Te Oro, a Te Hautapu pa noa ki Otiria, ki te kaha hou, tuhono noa ki te whenua o Te Kawa Kawa i tukua i mua; Oti, kei nga Mapi nei te tino tikanga o nga Kaha:

Na, E Rua pihi nonohi i waho mai i te wahapu o Te Karetu, ka oti inaianei te tuku Kaiwaka and Te Maire included. ki roto o te pihi Kawana Ko Kaiwaka—19 eka—Ko te Maire—11 eka:

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te te tekau ma tahi o Receipt for £3,800. nga ra o Hune i te tau o to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau ma wa (1864) nga Pauna moni E Toru mano e Waru rau (£3800. 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.

This Deed written on this the eleventh day of June in the Year of our Lord 1864 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribes Nga Tihene and Nga Timanu whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth 1864. 11 June.Bay of Islands District. that on behalf of 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 Ruapekapeka. 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 Three thousand eight hundred Pounds (£3,800. 0. 0) to us paid by Henry Tacy 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 The Kawa Kawa and named Te Ruapekapeka 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 Henry Tacy Kemp District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. Boundaries. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Otuihu or Pomare's Pa, from [24,150 acres.] page 68thence in a southerly direction and following the Surveyor's line until it crosses the Karetu Stream, from thence it still follows the line in a southerly direction until it reaches Te Ruapekapeka, it continues on the line until it reach Waiomio, then in a westerly direction to the point known as Te Oro, Te Hautapu until it joins Otiria, the new boundary line, joining the first purchase of the Kawa Kawa but the boundaries are more particularly and more minutely defined on the Plan to this Deed annexed:

Kaiwaka and Te Two small pieces (N.R.) near the entrance to The Karetu are hereby declared to Maire included. be within the Govt. Land, vizt. Kaiwaka—19 acres—amd Te Maire—11 acres:

Receipt for £3,800. Received this eleventh day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty four (1864) the Sum of Three thousand Eight hundred Pounds sterling (£3800 . 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by Henry Tacy Kemp, Dist. Commr. on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

1865. 13 June.Na, tenei ano, ko te Motu Ngahere "Kahikatea" i te tino wai o te Kawa Kawa, i kapea e matou e nga Maori ki waho i te tukunga o mua, E whitu rau e wha tekau ma Kawakawa Bush. rima eka, (745,) kua oti atu inaianei te tahi wahi te whakamarere, oti atu ki te taha Kawanatanga i te ruritanga houtanga e te Pepene,—a kua riro mai i a matou inaianei i Receipt for £1,106. 10. 0. tenei ra, i te ringaringa o Te Henare Kepa, Kai tuku whenua, e £1106. 10. 0 pauna moni, ko te utu i whakaritea e matou mo taua pihi whenua, Koia o matou ingoa me o matou tohu i whakapiritia ai ki tenei pukapuka i te ra 13th o Hune i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1865.

1865. 13 June. Now also on the occasion of the recent survey by Mr. Fairburn we have sold and handed over to the Government 486 acres of land, being a portion of the Kahikatea Kawakawa Bush. Bush land situated on the main stream of the Kawakawa, containing seven hundred and forty five (745) acres, which we the Maories reserved from the former sale.

We have also received this day from the hand of Henry Kemp Dist. Com. Receipt for £1,106. £1106 . 0 . 0 being the sum agreed upon between us in payment for that Block of land.