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

[Deeds—No. 292.]

Deeds—No. 292.

Patapata Block, Waiau, Coromandel District.

1857. 24 October.Coromandel District.Tenei Pukapuka Toku whenua i tuhituhia nei i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma wha o nga ra o Oketopa i tenei tau o to tatou Ariki a Ihu Karaiti kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma whitu 1857.

Patapata. Tena ano etahi Pakeha he tamariki o Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarani i hoko etahi whenua ki te Motu ki te Poioporo me etahi whenua hoki ki te tuawhenua ki te taha ki te hauauru o Waiau, i waiho e ratou etahi wahi o nga utu i whakaritea kihai i hoatu ki nga tengata no ratou aua whenua.

Tena ano hoki etahi papatupu i whakaauruauru ki roto ki to nga Pakeha kahore ano i hokona, no nga tangata o te Patukirikiri ena wahi, na, he mea tika kia hokona ena wahi inaianei kia tukua rawatia ki te Kuini o Ingarani mana, ma ana tukunga iho.

Na Kia Mohio Nga Tangata Katoa e kite nei tenei Pukapuka ko matou kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka nga rangatira me nga tangata o te Patukirikiri e noho ana ki Kapanga: na ka hoko ka tukua rawatia atu nei te Motu katoa ko te Poroporo ko tona rohe ki te waitai, takanoa, takanoa.

Boundaries. Ko nga rohe o te tuawhenua ka timata ki te Hihi ki te awa ki Kapanga ka haere ma te awa i keria e te Wepeha taenoatia ki te ruritanga o te Hiwhi, ki te kering a Koura haere tonu i taua ruritanga whiti tonu i te Waikaratia a—te nohoanga o te whare o te Kiri: haer tonu ki r runga ki te taukaka a—Te Tihi o Taupiri a haere tonu ki runga ki te taukaka a Kaipo heke tonu ki te moana Iwhitoto miri ki te moana whaka te tonga a—Whenuakura haere tonu te taha o te waitai a—Makariai, Patapata, te Wairoa te Tokanga a—ta Muko, te Kauri a—te Hihi na ko te ahua o tenei Motu me tenei whenua ka tuku atu e mau ana ki te taha ki tua o tenei pukapuka. Ko nga utu kua riro mai ka a matou he pahitanga mo tenei whenua katoa: Kotahi rau ma hoko rua nga pauna moni £120.

Na Kia Mohio Nga Tangata Katoa e whakaae ana matou i te rironga mai o enei moni. Heoi kua oti i a matou te i hurihuri, te poroporoaki te tino tuku rawa atu tenei whenua kua whakaaetia nei matou ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei pukapuka kua tuhituhi nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu.

Mereana x.
Na Pita.
Na Whiu pihona.
Ma koare tanui.
te ranapia te ruri.
Na Hoani.
Na Wetere x.
Kuta.

Nga kai titiro ki enei tuhinga ingoa—

J. W. Preece, Junr.

Receipt for £120. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma wha o nga ra o Okatopa i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma whitu 1857 nga pauna moni kotahi rau ma hokorua £120 ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te pupapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kua utua mai ki a matou e te Pirihi mo te Kuini.

Mereana x.
Pita.
Na Wirm pihona.
Ma koare tanui.
te ranapia te ruri.
Hoani.
Wetere x.
Kuta.

Nga kai titiro ki te utunga o enei moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—

J. W. Preece, Junr.

Translation.

This Deep entered into on this the 24 of October in this year of our Lord 1857.

1857. 24 October.Coromandel District. Certain subjects of Her Majesty Victoria Queen of England having purchased part of the Island "Poroporo" and also portions of the mainland of Waiau, the final payments for which were not made to the owners of the Land. There are also certain Patapata. Reserves in the land sold belonging to the Patukirikiri Tribe which it is right should now be sold and given up to the Queen of England and her descendants.

Be it known to all men by these presents we the Chiefs and men of the Patukirikiri Tribe living a Kapanga now sell give up and make over the whole of that Island called "Poroporo" the Boundaries of which is the sea on all sides (of said Island).

Boundaries. The boundaries of the main land Block commence at Te Hihi at Te Kapanga creek and on by the canal cut by Mr. Webster tall it reaches a survey line cut by Mr. Heaphy to the gold diggings, thence on in that survey line crossing the Waikarakia creek, and oh to the Nohoangai-o-te-Wharo-o-te-Kiri, thence on to the top of the range of hills to Te-Tihi-o-Taupiri and on to the range to Kaipo, and descending to the sea to Iwhitoto, thence on by the sea shore southward to Whenuakura, thence on by the sea shore to Makariri, Patapata, Te Wairoa Te Tokanga and to Te Muko, Te Kauri and to Ta Hihi. The plan of the Island, and the Block on the main land hereby sold is delineated on the back of this Deed, the full and final payment for these lands has been received by us, being the sum of One Hundred and twenty Pounds, £120-0-0.

Now be it known to all men, that we hereby acknowledge to our haying received the payment for these lands, and we have thought over and bid farewell to and fully given up and made over these lands as specified in his deed, and have also hereunto signed our names and marks.

Mereana x.
Pita.
Ranapia Te Ruri.
Hoani.
page 361 Wirmpihona.
Makoare Tanui.
Wetere x.
Kuta.

Witness to signature of names—

J. W. Preece, Junr.

Received by us this 24 dayof October in the year of our Lord 1857 the sumReceipt for £120. of £120 One Hundred and twenty Pounds, being the sum specified in the body of this Deed, which sum has been paid to us by Mr. Preece for the Queen.

Mereana.
Pita.
Wirmpihona.
Makoare Tanui.
Ranapia Te Ruri.
Hoani.
Wetere x.
Kuta.

Witness to the payment of the money, and signature of names—

J. W. Preece, Junr.

A true translation.

Donald McLean.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 7th, 1875.

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

[Deeds—No. 292.]

Patapata Block, Waiau, Coromandel District.

Translation.