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

[Deeds—No. 245.]

Deeds—No. 245.

Waiheke Island (Land on), Auckland District.

1858. 28 June.Auckland District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei rua tekau ma waru 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 ki 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 kotahi tekau takitahi 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 Boundaries. 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 kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Makarini Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Opui ka rere atu ki te Rakiwhau whakamau atu ki te tuku whakararo o Nga Tuturu ki te maunga i runga o Te Huruhi, ko te putanga kei te whare o Taiko—ka haere i runga o Te Ahu ka puta ki Whakataupoho.

Hori Pokaix.

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

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

Auckland.

James Fulloon, Clk.,

Auckland.Receipt for £10. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te 28 o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau i rima tekau ma waru (1858) nga Pauna moni kotahi tekau (£10 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Makarini mo te Kuini.

Hori Pokaix.

Nga Kai-titiro—

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

Auckland.

James Fulloon, Clk.,

Auckland.

Translation.

1858. 28 June.Auckland District.This Deed written on this twenty eighth day of June 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 Ngatipaoa whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of Waiheke. 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 Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of Ten Pounds (£10 . 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 Esquire Chief Commissioner Boundaries. is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Opui running thence to te Rakiwhau and on to the lower side of the Nga Tuturu to the hill page 305above Te Huruhi coming out at Te Whare o Taiko, and thence along Te Ahu and on to Whakataupoho.

(Sd.) Hori Pokai x.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Sd.) William B. Baker, Chf. Clk., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

(Sd.) James Fulloon, Clk.,

Auckland. Received this 28th day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand eightReceipt for £10. hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of Tea Pounds sterling (£10 . 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by Donald McLean on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Hori Pokai x.

Witnesses—

(Sd.) William B. Baker, Chf. Clk., L.P.D.,

Auckland.

(Sd.) James Fulloon, Clk.,

Auckland.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton. Wellington, January 6th, 1875.