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

[Deeds—No. 289.]

Deeds—No. 289.

Opoia Ramaroa (Native Reserve), Waiuku, Manukau District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei toru o nga ra o Nowema i te tau o to tatcu [unclear: Ariki] 1864. 3 November.Manukau District. 1864 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Opoia Ramaroa. Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatiteata 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 ie tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a 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 e rua tekau ma rima kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Mete mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa Native reserve: Part of Allotment No. 14, 50 acres. kei Opoia Ramaroa Block ko tetahi wahi o Tarakiana No. 14 ko Ramaroa 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 page 354whenua 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; Kai mau tonu ki a 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 kua Tuhia nei te ingoa Boundaries. o Te Mete Kaiwhakarite Whenua Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te rori i te taha ki te Tuaraki ka rere haere tonu i runga i te rohe o te pihi o Paekau 2875 rike a ka rere haere tonu i runga i te rohe o te Tekihana No. 12, 1820 rike a ka rere haere tonu i runga i te rohe o te Tekihana No. 14. 2800 rike a tae noa ki te rori, a ka rere haere tonu i runga nga raina i te taha o te rori 420 rike 450 rike 250 rike 300 rike 340 rike me 300 rike a tae noa ki te timatanga.

Ko tetehi tenei o nga pihi e rua i rohea ki waho i te hokonga o Opoia Ramaroa.

S. Percy Smith.
Aihepene Kaihau.
Kerei Aihepene.

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

Thomas Glover, Surveyor, Waiuku.

Receipt for £25. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te toru o nga ra o Nowema i te tau o to tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau ono tekau ma wha (1864) nga Pauna moni e rua tekau ma rua (£25-0-0.) Ko te utu whakamutunga tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Mete mo te Kuini.

Aihepene Kaihau.
Kerei Aihepene.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Thomas Glover, Surveyor, Waiuku.

Translation.

1864. 3 November.Manukau District.This Deed written on this third day of November in the Year of our Lord 1864 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngatiteata whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of Opoia Ramaroa. 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 twenty five Pounds (£25-0-0.) to us paid by E. Percy. Smith on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Opoia Native reserve: Part of Allotment No. 14, 50 acres. Ramaroa Block being part of allotment 14 and named Ramaroa 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 claims 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 G. Percy Smith Commissioner is hereunto Boundaries. subscribed. The are the boundaries of the Land commencing at the road on the side towards the North west and following the boundary for the land reserved for Paekau 2875 links thence following the boundary of section No. 12. 1820 links thence following the boundary of section No. 14. 2800 links, and thence following the lines at the side of the road 420 links 450 links 250 links 300 links 340 links and 300 links till it reaches the point of commencements. This is one of the two fifty acre Sections which were reserved out of the sale of the Opoia Ramaroa Block.

(Sd.) S. Percy. Smith.
(Sd.) Aihepene Kaihau.
" Kerei Aihepene.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Sd.). Thomas Glover, Surveyor, Waiuku.

Receipt for £25. Received this third day of November in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty four (1864) the Sum of twenty five Pounds sterling (£25-0-0.) being the final consideration money expended in the above-written Deed to be paid by S. Percy Smith on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

(Sd.)Aihepene Kaihau.
"Kerei Aihepene.

Witnesses—

(Sd.) Thomas Glover, Surveyor, Waiuku.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, September 17th, 1874.