Translation.
This Deed written on this twelfth 12th day of August in the
Year of our Lord 1858
1858. 12 August.
Coromandel District. is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and
People of the Tribe Ngati Maru and Ngati Whanaunga 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
Motu Rehu. Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may suuceed
Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of forty
Pounds (£40) to us paid by James Preece on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we
hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piace of our Land
situated at Mercury Bay and named Motu Rehu the boundaries whereof are set forth
at the foot of this Deed and a
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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 Commissioner is
Boundaries. [200 acres.] hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at
Pukehakoakoa and following the beach round to the place from whence it
commenced.
Te Hoterene x tona tohu.
Hauauru Taipari.
Hehe.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
Pirika.
Received this twelfth 12th day of August in the Year of
Our Lord One thousand
Receipt for £40. eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of forty Pounds sterling
(£40) being the consideration money expressed in the above written Deed to be
paid by James Preece on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
Te Hoterene x tona tohu.
Hauauru
Taipari.
Hehe.
Witnesses—
Pirika.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,October 26th, 1874.