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

[Deeds—No. 335.]

Deeds—No. 335.

Ototoro Block, Opito, Mercury Bat, Coromandel District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te rua tekau o nga ra o Hanuere i te tau o to 1865. 20 January Coromandel District. tatou Ariki 1865 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatimaru 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 Ototoro. 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 page 412ki 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 rima Tekau Ma rima me tekau ma rua herini kua utua mat ki a matou e Hemi Pirihi mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Opito ko Ototoro te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero wbaka-haere 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 jngoa me o matou tohu. A hei tonu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kuatuhia Boundaries. [278 acres.] nei te ingoa o Hemi Pirihi Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te hauraro i Pukekoromiko haere tonu i runga i nga raina ahu ana 78° 40' 548 riki, 111° 10' 415 riki, 46° 45' 446 riki, ka rohe ki te tonga haere tonu i runga i nga raina ahu ana 182° 30' 7370 riki, 196° 50' 670 riki, 176° 40' 250 riki, ka rohe ki te haurunga haere tonu i runga i nga raina ahu ana 255° 20' 210 riki, 237° 30' 232 riki, 285° 600 riki, 238° 50' 252 riki, 216° 40' 290 riki, 242° 30' 186 riki, 212° 20' 200 riki, 236° 10' 674 riki, 271° 30' 365 riki, '301° 20' 1466 riki, ka rohe ki te hauauru haere tonu i runga i nga raina ahu ana 337° 30' 576 riki, 359° 45' 580 riki, 94° 45' 449 riki, 18° 30' 2885 riki, 359° 20' 1900 riki, 353 5° 546' riki, 43° 40' 1370 riki, 21° 10' 273 riki, 51° 30' 454 riki, 21° 30' 1275 riki ki te wahi i timata ai. Ko te nui o taua pihi whenua E rua Rau E whitu te kau ma waru nga eka.

Rawiri Taiportutu.
James Preece,D.L.P.C.

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

James Mackay, Jr., Civil Commr., Hauraki.
H. Chas. Lawlor, R.M., Coromandel.

Receipt for £55. 12. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau o nga ra o Hanuere i te tau o to tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau ono tekau ma rima (1865) nga Pauna moni E rima Tekau Ma rima me nga herini tekau ma rua, (£55 - 12 - 0.) Ko te utu whakarite tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Hemi Pirihi mo te Kuini.

Rawiri Taiporutu.

Nga Kai-titiro—

James Mackay, Jr., Civil Commr., Hauraki.
H. Chas. Lawlor, R.M., Coromandel.

Translation.

1865. 20 January.Coromandel District.This Deed written on this twentieth day of January in the Year of our Lord 1865 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngatimaru 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 Ototoro. 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-Five Pounds Twelve Shillings (£55 - 12 - 0) to us paid by James Preece on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Opito and named Ototoro 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 Commissioner is hereunto Boundaries. [278 acres.] subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at the north at Puke-koromiko thence by survey lines bearing 78° 40' 548 links, 111° 10' 415 links, 46° 45' 446 links respectively, bounded on the eastward by survey lines bearing 182° 30' 7370 links, 196° 50' 670 links, and 176° 40' 250 links respectively, thence bounded on the south by survey lines bearing 255° 20' 210 links 237° 30' 232 links, 285° 600 links, 238° 50' 252 links, 216° 40' 290 links, 242° 30' 186 links, 212° 20' 200, links, 236° 10' 674 links, 271° 30' 365 links, and 301° 20' 1466 links respectively, thence bounded on the westward by survey lines bearing 337° 30' 576 links, 359° 45' 580 links, 94° 45' 449 links, 18° 30' 2885 links, 359° 20' 1900 links, 353° 5 546 links, 43° 40' 1370 links, 21° 10' 273 links, 51° 30' 454 links, and 21° 38' 1275 links respectively to the point of commencement. The area of the said piece or parcel of land being Two Hundred and Seventy-Eight acres more or less.

(Signed) Rawiri Taiporutu.
James Preece, D.L.P.C.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

James Mackay, Jr., Civil Commr., Hauraki.
H. C. Lawlor, Res. Mag., Coromandel.

page 413 Received this twentieth day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty five (1865) the Sum of Fifty Five Pounds twelve shillings sterling (£55 - 12 - 0) being the amount of consideration money expressed in the aboveReceipt for £55. 12. written Deed to be paid by James Preece on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

(Signed) Rawiri Taiporutu.

Witnesses—

James Mackay, Jr., Civil Commr., Hauraki.
H. C. Lawlor, Res. Mag., Coromandel.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, December 9th, 1874.