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.