Translation.
1859. 5 August.Coromandel District.This Deed written on this the Fifth day of August in the Year
of Our Lord 1859 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the
Chiefs and People of the Trib e Ngati Hei whose names are hereunto subscribed
And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have
by signing this Deed under the shining Whenuakitesun. 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 Two hundred and fifty Pounds
(£250. 0. 0.) to us paid by James Preece Land Purchase Commissioner on behalf of
the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies)
all that piece of our Land situated at Whitianga and named Whenuakite 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 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 Land Purchase Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. Boundaries These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Okuau and going in a
South Easterly direction to Motutapere, Terangaheketoro and Huruhurutakina—it
then proceeds along that stream until it joins the Whenuakite river up which
river it proceeds until it reaches Te Hape whence it goes in a North Westerly
direction outside of the Mangrove trees until it arrives at Okuau.
(Sd.) Wiremu te Huia x his mark.
Ereatara Tinirau x his mark.
Reupena Tahura.
Wiremu Kingi.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
(Sd.) J. W. Preece, Farmer
Coromandel Harbour.
Weeden Adamson, Tutor, Coromandel Harbour.
Receipt for £250. Received this Fifth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty nine (1859) the Sum of Two hundred and fifty Pounds
sterling (£250. 0. 0.) being the consideration money expressed in the
above-written Deed to be paid by James Preece District Land Purchase
Commissioner on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Sd.) Wiremu te Huia x his mark.
Ereatara Tinirau x his mark.
Reupena Tahura.
Wiremu Kingi.
Witnesses—
(Sd.) J. W. Preece, Farmer, Coromandel Harbour.
Weeden Adamson,
Tutor, Coromandel Harbour.
A True Copy Of Original Deed And Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington; November 6th, 1874.