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

Translation

Translation.

1858. 6 October.Coromandel District.This Deed written on this sixth day of October in the Year of Our Lord 1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by me a Chief of the Tribe Ngati Whanaunga whose name is hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of myself my relatives and descendants I have by signing this Deed under the shining sun of Papawhakanoho. 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 sixty-three pounds (£63) to us paid by James Preece district Commissioner on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and I hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of my Land situated at Waiau and named Papawhakanoho the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed thereto with its trees mineral waters rivers lakes streams and all appertaining to the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all my 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 my consent to all the conditions of this Deed I have hereunto subscribed my name. 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 Boundaries. hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Otanimoeroa and running in almost an easterly direction to Kopuranui then in a north easterly direction to the creek of Kaikahawai following that creek to Waitahora then running almost west along Mr Heaphy's line to Te Papa then following the Awa Kanae creak in a south easterly direction as far as Onohe then leaving the creek and following the surveyed line to Otanemoeroa.

Horopeta x tona tohu.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Thomas Adamson.
Mary Ann Preece, Coromandel.

Receipt for £63. Received this sixth day of October in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of sixty three Pounds sterling (£63) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by James Preece district Commissioner on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to me.

Horopeta x tona tohu.

Witnesses—

Thomas Adamson.
Mary Ann Preece, Coromandel.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, Nov. 17th, 1874.