Translation.
This Deed written on this 14th day of January in the Year of our Lord 1863 is a
1863 14 January. full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People
of the Tribe of
Mangonui District. "Te Rarawa" 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
Imauncataniwha West no. 1. sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria 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 Six hundred and forty seven
Pounds (£647 . 0 . 0.) to us paid by
Henry
Tacy Kemp—Dist. Commissioner on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we
hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land
situated at Mangonui and named "Maungataniwha" (West) 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 Henry Tacy Kemp District Commir.
Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land
commencing at the Native Reserve "Peria,"
Boundaries. [12,940 acres.] following the Westerly Boundary of the Maungataniwha (East) Block to a
Peg near "Whakahara"—thence along the survey lines to the South of the
Maungataniwha to a Stake marked "Te Huinga"—thence along the survey line to
"Puketoetoe"—thence along the survey line and Creek to the open ground "Otira"
thence along the survey line to the Hikurangi boundary—thence following the
Hikurangi boundary and the Oruru boundary—thence along the line of the Native
Reserve to the starting point on the "Peria" Reserve; But the Plan of the survey
will shew more particularly the boundaries connected with the sale of this Block
of Land.
Received this fourteenth day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand
Receipt for £647. eight hundred and sixty three (1863) the Sum of Six hundred and forty
seven Pounds sterling. (£647 . 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in
the above-written Deed to be paid by
Henry
Tacy Kemp on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed) Wiremu Pikahu.
Na Wharerau.
Na Hehi Wharerau.
Rapata Take.
Rutene te Wa.
Na Te Kepa Taiaroa x.
Na Wiremu
Kingi.
Henare Kepa.
Netana Pakaru.
Rawiri Tiro.
Na Te
Kepa.
Te Huhu.
Na Karipa Kohiki.
Rei Kiriwi.
Witnesses—
(Signed) Henry Grover, R.M. Clerk, Mangonui.
Henry S. F.
Richardson, Surveyor.
W. B. White, Resdt. Magte.
(Signed) H. T. Kemp.
A True copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
August 29th, 1874.