Translation.
This Deed written on this 22nd day of July in the Year of
our Lord 1861 is a full
1861. 22 July.
Coromandel District. and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of
the Tribe Ngatiwhanaunga 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 sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto
Victoria Queen of
Te Huruhi. England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and
Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of one hundred and ten pounds
(£110) to us paid by W. N. Searancke District Commissioner on behalf of the
Queen Victoria (and we hereby ackowledge the receipt of the said monies) all
that piece of our Land situated at Ahuahu and named Te Huruhi the boundaries
whereof are set forth at the
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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 William
Boundaries. [466 acres) N. Searancke, District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are
the boundaries of Land commencing at Te Rae i a Whare running on to Piraurahi,
on to Waipiro, on to Manawakorau, on to Te Huruhi, on to Kaiakatea straight on
to Pouteke, on to Oparia and along the sea border to Ururoarahi, Te Whauwhau,
Hurua, Tatamewhera, Tanganui, until it reaches Watamongo, Here it follows the
boundary of the Land which was formerly sold to the Queen, to Te Rae-i-a-Whare,
where the boundary closes. Another piece of Land at Puke-Ngaiau, containing 3
acres, 2 roods, 10 perches, is included in this sale, which has been surveyed
and is more particularly delineated on the accompanying plan.
(Sd.) William N. Searancke.
Na Te Matenga.
Na Ti Kaokao.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
(Sd.) Henry Monro, Clerk, Native Secretary's Department.
Thomas
Anderson, Ship Builder, Coromandel.
Receipt for £110. Received this 22nd day of July in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and sixty one (1861) the Sum of one hundred and ten Pounds sterling
(£110) being the final consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed
to be paid by William N. Searancke—on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Sd.) Na Te Matenga.
Na Tikaokao.
Witnesses—
(Sd.) Henry Monro, Clerk, Native Secretary's Department.
Thomas
Anderson, Ship Builder, Coromandel.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington, November, 2nd, 1874.