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

Author: H. Hanson Turton

Publication details: George Didsbury, 1877

Part of: He reo nō ngā whakaritenga me ngā pukapuka here / Language of agreement and obligation

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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

[interpreter's declaration]

[interpreter's declaration]

Interpreter's declaration. I Charles Baron de Thierry of Auckland in the Province of Auckland in New Zealand a duly authorised Interpreter under the Native Lands Acts 1865, 1867, 1869 and 1870 do solemnly and sincerely declare—

1.	That I was present together with James Hamlyn Greenway of Russell in the Province aforesaid, Clerk Resident Magistrates Court a male adult and did see Hoterene Tawatawa, Wiremu Puanaki, Mihaka te Wharaupo Mohi Kaingaroa Hori Wehiwehi, Ene Renata Reupena Kini, Haare Tupuna named and described in the within written Deed duly sign and execute the same and that I was also present with Charles J. Hutchison of Te Mimiha in the Province aforesaid Storekeeper a male adult and did see Ritihia Kaititari named and described in the within written Deed duly sign and execute the same.
2.	That the signatures Hoterene Tawatawa, Wiremu Puanaki, Mihaka te Wharaupo, Mohi Kaingaroa, Hori Wehiwehi, Ene Renata Reupene Puni, Haare Tupuna and the "x" thereto set and subscribed were made by the said Hoterene Tawatawa, Wiremu Puanake, Mihaka te Wharaupo, Mohi Kaingaroa, Hori Wehiwehi Ene Renata Reupena Puni, Haare Tupuna and Ritihia Kaitihara.
3.	That before the execution of the said Deed by the said Hoterene Tawatawa, Wiremu Puanake Mihaka te Wharaupo Mohi Kaingaroa Hori Wehiwehi Ene Renata, Reupena Puni Haare Tupuna and Ritihia Kaititara I did translate the same to them in the Maori Language and that my translation was correct and was perfectly understood by the said Hoterene Tawatawa Wiremu Puanake Mihaka te Wharaupo Mohi Kaingaroa, Hori Wehiwehi, Ene Renata, Reupena Puni, Haare Tupuna and Ritihia Kaititara.

And I make this solemn Declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of certain Acts of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled The Native Lands Act 1865 The Native Lands Act 1867 The Native Lands Act 1869 The Native Lands Act 1870 and the Justice of the Peace Act 1866.

Declared at Auckland aforesaid this Twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

C. Bn. de Thierry.

Geo. Graham,
A Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.