Translation.
1858. 23 February.Whangarei District.This Deed written on this 23rd day of February in the Year of
our Lord 1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs
and People of the Tribe of the Parawhau 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
Te Kamo. 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
John Grant Johnson on
behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said
monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Whangarei and named Te Kamo 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 John
Grant Johnson Commissioner is hereunto subscribed.
Boundaries. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Ketenikau thence
along a surveyed line to the rivulet Waitaua thence down the course of the
Waitaua till it reaches the boundary of the Crown Land at Takapaiherenui thence
in a southerly direction along the boundary line of Takapaiherenui till it joins
the land sold by us to Gilbert Mair and
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thence along the boundary of Mr. Mair's Land to the
point of commencement at Ketenikau.
(Signed) John Grant Johnson,
Commissioner.
(Signed) Parawhau Manihera
iwitahi
(Signed) Whare Te Puia x
his mark.
(Signed) Pohe.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
(Signed) John Fifield, Settler, Otaika.
(Signed) Pita Hunia
Tatau.
Received this twenty third day of February in the Year of Our
Lord One thousand
Receipt for £50. eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of Fifty Pounds sterling (£50
. 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be
paid by
John Grant Johnson on
behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed) Manihera
Iwitahi.
Whare Te Puia x his mark.
(Signed) Pohe.
Witnesses—
(Signed) John Fifield, Settler.
(Signed) Pita Hunia Ta Tau.
Correct Translation.
John Grant Johnson.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, January 20th, 1875.