Translation.
1860. 29 March.Wairarapa District.This Deed written on this the twenty ninth day of March in
the year of Our Lord 1860 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by
us the Chiefs and People the Tribe of Ngatikahungunu 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 VictoriaTe Whanga. Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her
and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of Two hundred
pounds (£200) to us paid by William N. Searancke Dist. Commr. on behalf of the
Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all
that piece of our Land situated at Wairarapa and named Te Whanga the
boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a 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 William N. Searancke Dist. Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These
are the boundaries of the land commencing at the mouthBoundaries. of the Umu o te raunga Creek and along the boundary of the land sold
to the Queen to the Motu Kahika, thence to the Motu o Inohi, on to the Pi o te
Kahaka, thence to the Motu o Topune, hence westward to the Moenga o te rangi,
The Mimi o te Pototara on and down the Ruarauhanga Creek to the Tauheru river,
down the Tauheru river to the Potahi and on to the Umu o te raunga where the
boundaries commenced.
Will. N. Searancke, D.C.
Ripeka Wakau.
Hamiora.
Hoani Wiremu Pohotu.
Maika Purakau.
Hoana.
Tame
Tawaki.
Ihaia te Pahi.
Ihaia Wakamairu.
Ngatuere Tawhao
x.
Te Teira Eraina.
Witnesses to the payments and signatures—
William Tonks, Wellington.
Edward Chew, Masterton.
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Received this twenty ninth day of March in the year of Our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty (1860) the sum of Two hundred pounds
sterling (£200) beingReceipt for £200. the consideration money expressed in the above written Deed to be paid
by William N. Searancke on
behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
Hoani Wiremu Pohotu.
Ihaia Wakamairu.
Hamiora x his mark.
Witnesses—
William Tonks, Wellington.
Edward Chew, Masterton.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
January 17th, 1876.