Translation.
1858. 13 August.Coromondel District.This Deed written on this thirteenth 13th day of August 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 Ngati Karaua whose names are hereunto
subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and
descendants we have by signing this Deed under Raparoa. 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 the Sum of twenty five Pounds
(£25) to us paid by. James Preece on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby
acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated
at Ahuahu and named Raparoa the boundaries where of are set forth at the foot of
this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed there to 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 James Preece district Commissioner is
hereunto subscribed. Boundaries. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Pukekokoromiko and
running in an easterly direction as far as Omomona then adjoining the piece
purchased from Ngati Pupu as far as Puahutukawa then following the
Tangihiamahanga creek to the sea then following the sea coast as far as
Pukekokoromiko.
Pokaihaka x tona tohu.
Rehara
x tona tohu.
Rawiri Te Ekehua x-tonatohu.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
J. W. Preece.
Receipt for £25. Received this thirteenth 13th day of August in the Year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the sum of twenty five pounds
sterling (£25) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed
to be paid by James Preece on behalf of' Her Majesty the Queen to us.
Pokaihaka x tona tohu.
Rehara x tona tohu.
Rawiri Te Ekehua x tona tohu.
Witnesses—
J. W. Preece.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington, October 30th, 1874.