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

[Deeds—No. 63.]

Deeds—No. 63.

Wairua Block, Kawakawa, Bay of Islands District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei Te Rua 2 o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to tatou 1875. 2 June.Bay of Islands District. Ariki 1875 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga tangata o Ngatihine no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei Wairua. 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 Kihgi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni £2401 - 13 - 4 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 Te Kawa Kawa ko Wairua 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 i Mangemangenui i te Raina o Hukerenui, ka Boundaries. [27,800 acres.] haere Paiaka, Takangapoto, Tangiotehoe, Waipuakakahi i te awa o Wairua, Karewa page 86Karewa a tuhono noa i te timatanga o te kaha i Mangemangenui. Otiia kei te mapi o te Ruritanga o taua whenua te tino tikanga o nga kaha o te whenua ka oti nei te hoko.

Maihi Paraone Kawiti.
H. T. Kemp, C.C.

Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—

Hemi Tautari, Kawakawa.
Hori Winiana, Karetu.
W. H. Williams, Traffic Manager, Bay of Islands Coal Company (Limited).
Hirini Kawiti, of Waiomio.

Receipt for £2,401 . 13 . 4. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te Rua o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau whiti tekau ma rima (1875) nga pauna moni Rua mano wha rau ma tahi (£2401 - 13 - 4) 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.

Maihi Paraone Kawiti.
H. T. Kemp, C.C.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Hemi Tautari.
Hori Winiana.
W. H. Williams, Traffic Manager, Bay of Islands Coal Company (Limited).
Hirini Kawiti.

Translation.

1875. 2 June.Bay of Islands District.This Deed written on this second day of June in the year of our Lord 1875 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the chiefs and people of the tribe Ngatihine 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 of Wairua. 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 Two thousand four hundred and one pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence (£2401 - 13 - 4) 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 Kawakawa and named Wairua 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 to 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 Boundaries. [27,800 acres.] of H. T. Kemp Civil Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the land commencing at Te Mangemangenui or the line of the Hukerenui block from thence towards Paiaka Takangapoto, Tangiotehoe and Waipuakakahi on the Wairua River from thence to Karewa Karewa until it reaches the point at which the boundary commenced at Mangemangenui. But the plan made of the survey will show more particularly the boundaries of this block as now purchased.

Maihi Paraone Kawiti.
H. T. Kemp, C.C.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Signed) Hemi Tautari, of Kawakawa.
Hori Winiana, of Karetu.
W. H. Williams, Traffic Manager, Bay of Islands Coal Company (Limited).
Hirini Kawiti, of Waiomio.

Receipt for £2,401 . 13 . 4. Received this second day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy five (1875) the sum of Two thousand four hundred and one pounds 13s 4d (£2401 - 13 - 4) being the consideration money expressed of the above written Deed to be paid by H. T. Kemp on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Maihi Paraone Kawiti.
H. T. Kemp, C.C.

Witnesses—

(Signed) Hemi Tautari.
Hori Winiana.
W. H. Williams, Traffic Manager, Bay of Islands Coal Company (Limited).
Hirini Kawiti.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 18th August, 1875.