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[Declaration of George Kelly]
Declaration of George
Kelly.I Geoerge Kelly of Mongonui in the Province of Auckland in
New Zealand a duly licensed Interpreter under The Native Lands Act 1865 and The
Native Lands Act 1867 do solemnly and sincerely declare—
| 1. | That I was present together with Reihana Kiriwi of Mongonui a male adult and did see Makarena te Waharoa and Rawiri Te Tahua mentioned and described in the above written Deed respectively sign and execute the same on the Twenty first day of November one thousand eight hundred and seventy two. |
| 2. | That the signatures thereto set were made by the said Makarena te Waharoa and Rawiri Te Tahua respectively. |
| 3. | That immediately before the execution of the said Deed
by the said Makarena te Waharoa and Rawiri Te Tahua I did interpret the said
deed to the said Makarena te page 91 Waharoa and Rawiri Te Tahua in the Maori language and that my translation
thereof was correct and was understood by the said Makarena te Waharoa and
Rawiri Te Tahua 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 and
The Justices of the Peace Act 1866. |
Declared at Mongonui in the Province of Auckland this Fourth day of
December one thousand eight hundred and seventy two Before me
W.B.
White,
Crown Agent,
A Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New
Zealand.
Geo Kelly,
Licensed Interpreter.
Daniel Pollen,
Trust Comr.
2426 f.
Received for Registration 11 a.m. 31 Decr. 1872.Endorsement.
[l.s.]
M. Hamilton,
Dep. Registrar.