Translation.
This Deed written on this 23rd day of February in the Year
of our Lord 1858 is a full
1858. 23 February.Whangarei District. and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of
the Tribe 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 of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto
Victoria Queen of England Her
Te Mahe. Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and their Assigns
for ever in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Pounds (£100 . 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 Mahe 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. These are the boundaries of
the Land commencing at Karoronui thence
Boundaries. [1,646 acres.] along the surveyed line until it reaches Mangawhati at the Wita, thence
along the sea shore to Ohineuha Te Rapa Rapa Taiamai Te Kapaha Te rau o te Miro
Wairau Te Mahe, Te Hoanga, Okahu, Tokinui, Mangawhio thence along the river to
the Karaka, and thence along the surveyed line to the point of commencement at
Karoronui aforesaid.
(Signed) John Grant Johnson,
Commissioner.
Te Reweti Maketu x his mark.
Paora Kaitangata.
Kepa Tau.
Eruera Toenga x his mark.
Hemi Taurangi x his mark.
Manihera
Iwitahi.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
(Signed) Poukoura, Native Chief.
Eru Pohe, Native Chief.
Received this Twenty-third day of February in the Year of Our Lord One thousand
Receipt for £100. eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of one hundred Pounds
sterling (£100 . 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) Te Reweti Maketu x his mark.
Paora Kaitangata.
Kepa
Tau.
Eruera Toenga x his mark.
Hemi Taurangi x his mark.
Manihera Iwitahi.
Witnesses—
(Signed) Poukoura, Native Chief.
Eru Pohe, Native Chief.
Correct translation.
John Grant
Johnson.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, January 21st, 1875.