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

[Deeds—No. 244.]

Deeds—No. 244.

Waiheke Isiand (Land on), Auckland District.

1858. 12 June.Auckland District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei tekau ma rua (12) o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1858 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou Waiheke. na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatipaoa no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei 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 nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni E waru rau £800 . 0 . 0 kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Makarini mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Waiheke ko 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 Boundaries. kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Makarini Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Maruakarara ka haere i te takutai o te moana a Rarohara, a Waihihi, a haere tonu Tiktikiatongia a te ana kowhatu i Ruruwhango, ka haere na uta makere rawa atu ko Te Toanga haere tonu i te taha o te moana a Te Waihirere, ka hoki whakauta ka rere i runga i te raina o te ruritanga tawhito o Opopo a Puketotara ka koki ka haere tonu i taua raina a makere noa ki te moana i o Opopo ka tahi ka haere i te taha o te moana a Tokata haere tonu a Taniwhanui ka rere whakauta na runga i te raina ruritanga o te pihi o nga Pakeha a tutuki noa ki te ara toanga kaata ki Pikau ka haere tonu i te taha o te moana a Waikurariki ka rere whakauta i runga i te raina o to te Pakeha makere rawa ki te Rakiwhau ka heke i roto i taua awa a tutuki rawa ki te page 303wahi i whakawhiti ai te raina tawhito i te awa, haere tonu a Whakataupoho ka whati ka ahu ki te pa tawhito i Maunganui ka whati ka ahu tika tonu ki Whakatauihu ka anga ki Te Iwi-tuaroa a Puketutu ka whati ka makere ki te awa o Rangihoua ka haere tonu a te ngutu awa o Rarowhena ka eke i roto i taua awa rere tonu atu a te Maruakarara, ka tutaki nga rohe.

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

Donald McLean.

Tikaokao x.
Paengahuka x.
Kapakapa by Mohi x.
Te Ruinga x.
Pahau x.
Hori Pokai x.
Paora Tawera x.
Patara Pouroto x.
Wiremu Hoete.
Poihipi Ngamare x.
Wiremu Kepa x.
Hiwinui.
Mohi Whakaharuru x.
Hori Rakena x.
Ngatai x.
Ngakete by Hori Pokai.

Witness to signatures

Charles Heaphy, Surveyor,

Auckland.

George Friend, Acct., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

Wm. B. Baker, Chf. Clk., L.P.D.,

Auckland. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te tekau ma rua o nga ra o Hune i te tau o toReceipt for £800. Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e warn rau e rima tekau ma waru (1858) nga Pauna moni Ewaru rau takitahi (£800 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki to Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Makarini mo te Kuini.

Hori Pokaix.
Patara Pourotox.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Greorge Friend, Acct., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

William B. Baker, Chf. Clk., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

Translation.

This Deed written on this twelfth (12) day of June in the Year of our Lord 1858 is a 1858. 12 June.Auckland District. full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe of Ngatipaoa whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and our descendants we have by signing this Deed under the Shining Waiheke. Sun 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 Eight hundred Pounds (£800 . 0 . 0) to us paid by Donald McLean Esquire on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Waiheke and named——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 Donald McLean Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Maruakarara, thence Boundaries. along the sea coast to Rarohara, Waihihi and on to Tikitikiatongia thence to the cave at Ruruwhango where it turns inland coming out again at Te Toanga thence along the sea coast to Waihirere where it turns inland and runs along the line of the old survey at Opopo to Puketotara where it turns again continuing along the said line till it falls into the sea at Opopo, thence along the sea coast to Tokata thence to Taniwhanui running thence inland along the survey line of land belonging to the Europeans till it falls into the cart road at Pikau thence along the shore to Waikurariki thence inland along the survey line of European land to Rakiwhau and down that stream till it reaches the spot where the old line crosses the river thence to Whakataupoho where it turns and runs to the old pa at Maunganui turning there it runs in a straight line to Whakatauihu whence it runs to Iwituaroa to Puketutu where it turns and falls into the Rangihoua stream thence on to the mouth of Rarowhena and up the course of that stream to Maruakarara where the boundaries meet.

(Sd.) Donald McLean.

Tikaokao x.
Paengahuka x.
Kapakapa x.
Te Ruinga x by Mohi.
Pahau x.
Hori Pokai x.
Paora Tawera x.
Patara Pouroto x.
(Sd.) Wiremu Hoete.
Poihipi Ngamare x.
Wiremu Kepa x.
Mohi Whakaharuru x.
Hori Rakena.
Ngatai.
Ngakete x by Hori Pokai.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Charles Heaphy, Surveyor,

Auckland.

George Friend, Acct., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

Wm. B. Baker, Chf. Clk., L.P.D.,

Auckland.page 304 Received this twelfth day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of Eight hundred Pounds sterling (£800 . 0 . 0)Receipt for £800. being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by Donald McLean Esqre on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Hori Pokai x.
Patara Pouroto x.

Witnesses—

George Friend, Acct., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

William B. Baker, Chf. Clk., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, September 21st, 1874.