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

Translation

Translation.

1856. 30 October.Kaipara District.We the Chiefs and People of the Urohau and of the Ngatiwhatua that is to say all the men whose names are hereunto attached do rightfully agree on this thirtieth 30 day of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six 1856 on behalf of ourselves of our relatives and of our descendants to sell and entirely make Waikiekie No. I. over to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings or Queens her successors a certain portion of our land at Kaipara as a sure possession for the Queen of England for ever and ever. The chief name of this place is Waikiekie.
And in consideration of Receipt for £400. our entire surrender and full sale on this day the Queen of England on her part agrees to pay us the sum of Four hundred Pounds £400 once told which monies have been paid into our hands this day by Donald McLean Esquire the Chief Land Commissioner of New Zealand.

If this Land should be found to contain more than twelve thousand 12,000 acres there shall be paid to us when the survey of the land has been completed the sum of Thirty Pounds £30 for every One thousand 1000 acres in excess of the Twelve thousand 12,000 acres. If however the Land should be found to contain less than twelve thousand 12,000 acres we agree to refund to the Government of New Zealand the sum of Thirty Pounds £30 for every One thousand 1000 acres under the Twelve thousand 12,000 acres.

The boundaries are these. Commencing at Ngawaha at the confluence of Tauraroa Boundaries.[29,500 acres.] and Manganui thence on in the Tauraroa creek till it joins the boundary of Ruarangi being the land sold by Te Manihera on the east that is the boundary of Ruarangi as cut by the Surveyors.

The boundary of the South commences at Ngawaha at the confluence of Tauraroa and Manganui thence on in the Manganui creek until it joins the boundary of Ruarangi page 192being the Land sold by Te Manihera that is the Ruarangi boundary as cut by the Surveyors.

We have entirely given up and wept over and bidden farewell to this land inherited from our forefathers with its rivers its lakes its streams its spring its timber its stones and its grass with its plains its forests its fertile spots and its barren places and all and everything above the surface of the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all and everything connected with the said Land we have now for ever delivered up to the Queen of England under the shining sun of this day a lasting possession for Victoria the Queen of England and for the Kings or Queens her successors for ever and ever.

And in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we hereunto affix our names and marks at Auckland on this thirtieth 30 day of October in the Year 1856.

And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England of her part to all the conditions of this Deed there is hereby affixed the name of Donald McLean Esquire Principal Commissioner for the Purchase of Land in New Zealand.

(Signed) Donald McLean,
Chief Comr.

Paikea x,
and 28 other signatures.

Witnesses to these payments and to these signatures—

(Signed) Fras. D. Fenton, J.P., Auckland.
William White, Merchant, Kaipara. John Rogan, D. Commr., Auckland

Note.—Paikea not to urge his claims on North bank of Tauroroa—Tirarau not to claim any land South of Tauroroa.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, October 23rd, 1874.