Translation.
1860. 21 January.Mangonui District.This Deed written on this 21st day of January in the year of
our Lord 1860 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs
and People of the Tribe Ngatirehia 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 Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings
Te Kauri. and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in
consideration of the Sum of Twenty five Pounds (£25) to us paid by
H. T. 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 Te Kauri 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
H. T. Kemp Dist. Commissioner
Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land
commencing at the point called Te Kauri–from thence along the Mangonui river to
the Karikaringa—from thence to Wainui until it reaches the line of Potter's
claim, from thence in an inland direction to
Boundaries. the line of the Wiroa Block—it follows that line until it reaches Te
Kauri where the boundary first commenced.
Received this 21st day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and fifty (1860) the sum of Twenty five Pounds sterling (£25) being the
consideration money expressed in the above written Deed to be paid by
H. T. Kemp Dist.
Receipt for £25. Comr. on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed) Tamati Huingariri.
Witnesses—
(Signed) Rameka.
Te Kiritatara.
(Signed) H. T. Kemp,
Dist. Comr.
A True copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
24th August, 1874.