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

[Deeds—No. 324.]

page 398

Deeds—No. 324.

Ongohi Block, Awakanae, Coromandel District.

1862. 14 June.Coromandel District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei tekau ma wha o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1862 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Ongohi. Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatiwhanaunga 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 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 ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni e rima tekau (£50) kua utua mai Ki a matou e Te Uira (Geo W. Drummond Hay) mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Waiau i Te Awa Kanae ko Ongohi 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 Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Uira (Geo W. Boundaries. [277 acres.] Drummond Hay) Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Otane moe roa i Te Awa Kanae ka haere ki Te Roto ka whati ka haere whaka te marangae ka puta ki Taukaha ka whati ka ahu whaka te tonga ka puta ki Te Awa Kanae kei Kahikatea roa, ka haere i roto o te awa a puta noa kei Otane moeroa.

Heta (Heta tona x tohu Ware.)
Geo. W. Drummond Hay, D.C.

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

Rawiri te ua.
Henry Monro.
W. J. Gundry.

Receipt for £50. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te tekau ma wha o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau ma rua (1862) nga Pauna moni e rima tekau (£50) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Uira (Geo W. Drummond Hay) mo te Kuini.

Heta tona x tohu Ware.
Geo. W. Drummond Hay, D.C.

Nga Kai titiro—

Rawiri te ua.
Henry Monro.
W. J. Gundry.

Translation.

1862. 14 June.Coromandel District.This Deed written on this fourteenth day of June in the Year of our Lord 1862 is a full and final conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe of Ngatiwhanaunga whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under Ongohi. the shining 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 Fifty (50) Pounds (£50) to us paid by Geo W. Drummond Hay, D.C. on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Te Awa Kanae, Coromandel and named Ongohi 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 Geo W. Drummond Hay District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These Boundaries. [277acres.] are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Otane Moeroa on Te Awa Kanae creek, thence to Te Roto thence in an easterly direction to Taukaha, thence in a southerly direction to Kahikatea roa on Te Awa Kanae, thence following the course of this creek to Otane Moeroa.

(Sd.) Heta his x mark Ware.
Geo. W. Drummond Hay,
Dist. Comr.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Sd.) Rawiri Te Ua.
Henry Monro.
W. J. Gundry.

page 399 Received this fourteenth day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty two (1862) the Sum of Fifty Pounds sterling (£50) being the full consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by Geo W.Receipt for £50. Drummond Hay, Dist. Comr. on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Heta his x mark Ware.
Geo. W. Drummond Hay,
Dist. Comr.

Witnesses—

Rawiri Te Ua.
Henry Monro.
W. J. Gundry.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, November 12th, 1874.