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

[Deeds—No. 312.]

Deeds—No. 312.

Whenuakite Block, Mercury Bay, Coromandel District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te rima o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to tatou 1859. 5 August. Coromandel District. Ariki 1859 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngati Hei no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te Whenuakite. tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni E rua rau e rima tekau £250 kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Pirihi kai whakarite whenua mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Whitianga ko Whenuakite te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu ki a Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingerani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Pirihi Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Okuau ka haere ki te Boundaries. marangai ma tonga ki Motutapere haere tonu a Te rangaheketoro maro tonu a— —Huruhurutakina whai tonu i taua awa a—te awa o Whenuakite miri tonu ma te taha o te awa a Te Hape ka haere i waho o nga manawa ki te hauauru ma raki a—tae tonu ki Okuau.

Wiremu Te Huiax his mark.
Ereatara Tiniraux his mark.
Reupena Tahura.
Wi Re Mu Kingi.

Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—

J. W. Preece, Farmer, Coromandel Harbour.
Weeden Adamson, Tutor, Coromandel Harbour.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rima o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to TatouReceipt for £250. Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma iwa (1859) nga Pauna moni E rua rau e rima tekau (£250. 0. 0.) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e page 384mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Pirihi kaiwhakarite whenua mo te kuini.

Wiremu te Huiax his mark.
Ereatara Tiniraux his mark.
Reupena Tahura.
Wi re mu Kingi.

James Preece,
District Land Purchase Commissioner.

Nga Kai-titiro—

J. W. Preece, Farmer, Coromandel Harbour.
Weeden Adamson, Tutor, Coromandel Harbour.

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.