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

[Deed Receipts—No. 58.]

page 739

Deed Receipts—No. 58.

Taitomo Block, Hikurangi, Manukau District.

Kua riro mai inaianei i a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma tahi o nga ra o Hune i te 1854. 21 June. Manukau District. tau o to tatou Ariki Kotahi mano waru rau rima tekau ma wha (1854) kotahi rau pauna moni (£100) na te Makarini i homai mo tetehi whenua o matou tona ingoa ko Taitomo. Receipt for £100, first instalment. Taitomo kei te taha ki Hikurangi e takoto ana.
Ko nga rohe anei ka timata ki Taitomo ka rere tika ki uta ki te Angiangi ka whiti i Boundaries. reira ki Waiokahu ka rere i reira ki te rohe kua hokona ki Hikurangi ka ahu i reira ki te taha ki te moana puta noa ki te Ahu ka haere tonu i te taha o te moana puta noa ki Taitomo ka tutaki i reira me ona kowhatu me ona rakau me ona aha noa ake tonu atu.

Na kua tukua rawatia atu tenei whenua e matou ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia ake tonu atu.

A e rima tekau pauna e takoto ake nei (£50 . 0 . 0) mo te otinga o te ruritanga o te whenua ka hoata ai — koia ka tuhia ai o matou ingoa me o matou tohu.

Watarauihi.
Himiona.
Natanahira.
Henare.

Kai Titiro—

John P. Russell, Settler, Wairarapa.
John White, Interpreter.
H. T. Kemp, J.P.

Translation.

We have received on this day the 21st day of June in the year of Our Lord 1854 the 1854. 21 June. Taitomo. sum of £100 from Mr. McLean for certain land of ours called Taitomo situate near Hikurangi. Receipt for £100.
These are the boundaries: Commencing at Taitomo thence straight inland to Te Boundaries. Angiangi crossing from there to Waiokahu from thence to the boundaries sold at Hikurangi from thence towards the sea till it comes out at Te Ahu thence along the sea coast to Taitomo where the boundaries join together with its rocks, its trees, and everything appertaining unto it for ever.

Now we have entirely given up this land to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings & Queens who may succeed Her for ever.

The sum of £50 is yet to be paid on the completion of the survey of the land. We therefore sign our names and make our marks.

[Signatures.]

[Witnesses.]

Correct Translation.

T. E. Young,
Translator, Nat. Dept.

A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, July 27th, 1875.