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

Mataoperu Block (Barton's Run), Wairarapa District. — Translation

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Mataoperu Block (Barton's Run), Wairarapa District.
Translation.

This paper or Deed transferring land written this day on the Twenty-fifth of the days1853. 25 October.Wairarapa District. of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three (1853),Mataoperu. (Barton's run.) Is a paper of the full and true consent of us the Chiefs and people of Ngatikahungunu whose names are attached to this paper on behalf of ourselves, our relatives, and descendants to entirely give up a portion of our land to Victoria the Queen of England or to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.
And having consented to entirely and for ever give up this portion of our landReceipt for £1,000. Victoria the Queen of England on her part agrees to pay us a sum of One Thousand Pounds £1000. Three hundred Pounds £300 of the said money has been paid into ourReceipt for £300. hands this day by Mr. McLean. Three hundred Pounds £300 of the said money is to be paid to us in the day of May 1854. Four hundred Pounds £400 of the said money the last and final payment is to be paid to us in the day of May 1855.
The Boundaries of the land commence at Mataoperu and go to te RaeotutemahutaBoundaries. and go to Ngapotiki and go to the Kawiu and go to the Ahitunumanawa and on to the Nau, the boundary stops there and goes in the direction of Tehanga and descends to Hikapu and to te Awatea and on to Ohineua and on to Otahi and on to te Apiti and on to the Hautata and thence to Opauawe to the sea till it joins Mataoperu.
About ten acres to be reserved as a village or resting place for us at Opauawe.Native reserve. [10 acres, for a village]
Another place as a cultivation for us is also reserved the boundary commences atReserve for cultivation. Witikaupeka and goes on to the Ranga and on to Ohiranga and goes in a southerly direction to Herekuri on to Whawanui and inland to Witikaupeka.

These are all the places reserved for us within these boundaries.

Now we have thought over, reflected and for ever transferred, and bade farewell to this land of our ancestors descended from them to us, with all its rivers, creeks, lakes, waters, timber, grass, stones, all its good and bad places and all and everything either under or above the said land, and all and everything belonging to the said land is transferred by us under the shining sun of the present day, as a sure and certain land from us to Victoria the Queen of England or to the Kings and Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.

And having consented to all the conditions in this paper we hereunto sign our names and marks.

And the Queen of England on her part having agreed to all the conditions in this paper Donald McLean the Governor's Land Commissioner for New Zealand hereunto signs his name.

(Signed) Donald McLean,
Land Commissioner.
Te Hapuku Te Ika nui o te moana x.
Te Wereta Kawakairangi x.
Hoera Wakataha x.
Hemi te Miha.
Maraea te Toatoa.
Here follow additional native signatures.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Signed) Robert Barton, Stockholder, Wairarapa.
(" ) J.D. Ormond, Settler, Wellington.
(" ) John P. Russell, Settler, Wangai Moana, Wairarapa.

A True Translation.

For D. McLean. (Signed) H. T. Kemp,
Land Commissioner.

True Copy.

H. T. Kemp.

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