1871. 17 May.Coromandel District. At a sitting of the Native Land Court of New Zealand held at Kapanga in Coromandel Kamarama.Order of Native Lands Court. on the 17th day of May one thousand eight hundred and seventy one, Before Henry A. H. Monro Esquire Judge and Wiremu Hikairo Assessor ex parte Hera Puna Claimant to succeed to the hereditament of Tiepa Puna.

Upon hearing the claimant and others and upon evidence taken it appeared to the Court that by a certificate of title duly made and issued bearing date the 11th day of May one thousand eight hundred and seventy one a parcel of land at Whitianga in the District of Coromandel containing eight thousand three hundred (8300) acres more or less and called or known by the name of Kaimarama the boundaries whereof described Interests of Tiepa Puna, deceased, intestate, to vest in Ngakapa Whaneunga. in the back hereof was granted to Maihi Te Hinaki Hera Puna, Tiepa Puna and Wiremu Ngawhare Te Hinaki their heirs and assigns and that the said Tiepa Puna recently died intestate and without having made a valid disposal of the said land or any page 459part thereof and it was ordered that Ngakapa Whanaunga ought to succeed to the hereditament aforesaid.