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

[Deeds—No. 9.]

Deeds—No. 9.

Land in Occupation of J. G. Cooke, Esq., Grey and Bell District.

1848. 24 November.Grey and Bell District.Tenei pukapuka e tuhituhia nei i tenei ra ara i te rua tekau ma wha (24) o nga ra o Nowema i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau e wha tekau ma waru 1848Land Near Te Hua, Conveyed by puketapu. He pukapuka tino wakaae tika na matou na nga tangata o te Hua o Puketapu hoki e mau nei nga ingoa ki tenei pukapuka tuku wenua kia hokona kia tukua kia tino wakamahuetia rawatia te wahi wenua nohoia nei e te Kuku ara te wahi wenua katoa i wakahaeria nga rohe e matou tahi ko te Pere raua ko Teni te kai ruri i homai nei e te Pere te kau tane kotahi me nga kuao uwha e toru A mo te rironga mai o enei kau ki o matou ringaringa ka wakaae rawa matou mo matou mo a matou whanaunga me o matou uri katoa i muri iho i a matou kia tino tukua taua wahi me nga wai me nga rakau me nga aha noa iho o taua wenua ki a te Kawana o Nui Tireni hei wenua tuturu mona mo nga pakeha ranei e wakaaetia e te Kawana mo raton taua wenua hei wenua pumau tonu mo nga pakeha ake tonu atu.

Boundaries. Ko nga rohe o taua wenua ka timata i te taeapa o nga kau o te Kuku ka haere tika tonu i reira wakatae ki Toitoipapa ka tae ki reira ka ahu tika tonu ki te wakarua marangai puta noa ki te Ruatangata ka tae ki reira ka ahu wakaroto te ruri ka wakakape i te wahi i huaina ko te Ruatangata puta noa ki tai ki te huhi repo ka ahu hoki i runga i te ruritanga o Karetene ki te wakarua puta noa ki te Ahoroa ka tae ki te Ahoroa ka ahu tika tonu i runga i te ruri whakauta tae noa ki Ngatapakurari ka ahu wakatonga i reira i runga i te ara ruri nui puta noa ki te pito wakatonga hauauru o te taeapa o nga kau o te Kuku.

Ka mahue rawa i a matou nga whenua katoa ki roto i nga rohe kua oti nei te korero te wakaatu mai ki a matou i runga i tenei wakaminenga e mau nei te ahua ki te taha o tenei pukapuka tuku wenua.

A mo ta matou wakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei pukapuka kua oti nei te korero te panui mai ki a matou e te Makarini ka tuhia iho o matou ingoa me o matou tohu ki tenei pukapuka.

A mo te wakaaetanga o te Kawana ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei pukapuka ka tuhia iho e Henari Kingi te tino Kaiwakawa o Taranaki tona ingoa.

Hare Purumere x his mark.
Matiu Huia x his mark.
Hakopa Tikurangi x his mark.
Taituha x his mark.
Hamirora Te Rangi x his mark.
Te Ringaringi Rohopohama x his mark.
E Rota x his mark.
Hamiora te Raro x his mark.
Aperahama Tohuora x his mark.
Raniera Ngaere x his mark.
E Hemi Te Hunga x his mark.

Nga kai titiro ki enei tuhinga ingoa—

Sd. W. Halse, Rest. Agt., N.Z. Co.
Sd. W. Carrington, Surveyor.

Approved.

Hen. J. King, R.M.

Translation.

1848. 24 November.Grey and Bell District. This Deed written on the 24th day of November in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty eight is a document shewing the full and true consent of us the people of Te Hua and Puketapu whose names are attached hereunto to sell give up and entirely surrender the land now occupied by Mr. Cooke that is all that land ofLand Near Te Hua, Conveyed by puketapu. which the boundaries were gone over by us together Mr. Bell and Carrington the surveyor for which [land] Mr. Bell gave us one bull and three heifers. And in consideration of our having received these cattle we fully consent on behalf of ourselves our relatives and all our descendants after us to give up entirely that place with all the waters trees and every thing else appertaining to the said land to the Governor of New Zealand as a permanent possession for him or for the Europeans whom the Governor may agree to give that land to as a property for the Europeans for ever.

Boundaries. The boundaries of that land: Commencing at Mr. Cook's stockyard thence in a direct line towards the sea to Toitoipapa on reaching that place it runs straight in a north-easterly direction to Te Ruatangata from thence it goes inside the survey leaving out the place called Te Ruatangata thence to the sea to Te Huhi swamp and along Carrington's survey to the North to Te Ahoroa thence straight along the survey inland to Ngatapakurari from thence in a southerly direction along the main line [road] to the south-western corner of Mr. Cook's stockyard.

We entirely give up all the land within the boundaries described and pointed out to us at this meeting the plan of the land is shewn on the plan on the margin of this deed of sale.

And in token of our consent to all the conditions told and explained to us by Mr. McLean we sign our names and make our marks to this Deed.

And in token of the consent of the Governor to all the conditions of this Deed the name of Henry King Resident Magistrate of Taranaki is hereunto subscribed.

[Witnesses.]

[Signatures.]

Correct Translation,

T. E. Young,
Translator, Native Department.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

Wellington, August 21st, 1875.

H. Hanson Turton.

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

[Deeds—No. 9.]

Translation.