Whereas under the New Zealand Settlements Act 1863, and by an Order in Council1868. 8 may.Hawke's Bay. dated the 12th twelfth day of January One thousand eight hundred and sixty seven His Excellency the Governor did reserve and take certain lands for settlement under the provisions of the said Act as defined and described in the Schedule to the said order inRuahine. Council and designated the Mohaka and Waikari District Now this Deed made between Donald McLean Esquire Agent for the General Government for the East Coast of New Zealand on behalf of Her Majesty of the one part and the undersigned chiefs and natives of the said district in the Schedule aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that in consideration of the Loyalty and good services of the said chiefs and natives daring the Insurrection and rebellion against Her Majesty's authority within the said district and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained and implied oh their part and in order to consolidate the claims of Her Majesty under the said Act and of the several Hapus to which the undersigned chiefs and natives belong The said Donald McLean doth hereby agree to withdraw all the claims of Her Majesty under the said Act and by the said order in Council so far as relates to that part of the land comprised in the said Schedule and lying within the following boundaries namely All that parcel of land inboundaries. the Province of Hawke's Bay in the Colony of New Zealand containing about One hundred and one thousand acres more or less lying within the following boundaries commencing at the sea coast from the old mouth of the river Esk or te Waiohinganga and following along the sea coast to the mouth of the Waikari river up that river to the western boundary of the Te Awa Totara Block as surveyed by Messrs. Williams and Busby thence along the Eastern boundary of the Maungaharuru Block thence following a line nearly due South to the source of the river Esk or te Waiohinganga down that river to its mouth being the starting point of the boundaries of the said Block Saving and excepting the Otumatai Block containing by admeasurement Four thousand fourLands excluded. hundred and seventy acres more or less and the Arapaoanui and Moeangiangi Blocks Thirteen thousand six hundred and eighty six acres more or less also exclusive of the Tangoio Block Eight thousand five hundred acres more or less as shown on the plan drawn in the margin hereof (and which said block is marked B) And the undersignedReceikpt for £150. Chiefs and natives for their part in consideration of the said covenant and reserve and of the sum of One hundred and fifty pounds to the said Hapus paid by the said Donald McLean the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Do hereby agree to withdraw all their rights, titles, interests and hereditaments which they or any of them may have to the remaining portions of the said District defined and described in the said Schedule namely First all that parcel of land containing about one hundred and ninety threeGovernment lands. thousand acres more or less lying within the following Boundaries commencing at the last crossing of the river Esk or te Waiohinganga by the Taupo road from Napier via Petane following that road to the Mohaka crossing thence up the Mohaka river to its junction with the Ripia river thence up the Ripia river to the Western boundary of the Province of Hawke's Bay thence following that boundary to its intersection with the northern boundary of the said Province thence along the northern boundary for about nineteen miles to a point which intersects a line nearly due north and south running into the Mohaka river thence along the Western boundary of the Mohaka block to the source page 558of the Waikare river following the Waikare river to the western boundary of the Te Awa Totara Block as surveyed by Messrs. Williams and Busby along the western boundary of the said Block to the eastern boundary of the Maungaharuru Block thence following a line nearly due south to the source of the river Esk or te Waiohinganga and down that river to the last crossing of the Taupo road being tho starting point exclusive of the Maungaharuru Block the property of the Crown Secondly all that parcel of land containing about Bight thousand five hundred acres more or less lying within the following boundaries commencing at the mouth of the Ngaru river following up that river to its source thence by a line across to the source of the Waipatiki river thence down that river to its mouth thence along the sea coast to the mouth of the Ngaru river and which said blocks are marked A as shewn on the plan drawn in the margin hereof And do hereby cede the said Blocks or parcels of land and all their rights, titles, interests, and hereditaments therein and thereto unto Her Majesty Her Successors and Assigns And it is further agreed and declared by and between the said parties hereto that this agreement may be made a rule of the Native Lands Court of New Zealand As witness our hands this eighth day of May One thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.