Translation.
This Deed written on this eighth day of December in the year
of our Lord 1858 is a
1858 8 December.Bay of Islands District. full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People
of the Tribe known as "Ngapuhi" 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
Okaihau No. I. Mawhekairanci. England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and
Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of Four hundred and fifty
Pounds (£450 . 0 . 0) to us paid by
Henry
T. Kemp on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the
receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Waimate
(west) and named "Mawhekairangi" the boundaries where of 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 Laud 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 T. Kemp Commissioner is hereunto
subscribed. These are the boundaries
Boundaries. of the Land commencing at the Puriri Tree, from thence it follows the
surveyed line
[4,554 acres.] until it reaches "Taumata-Pararoro," and from thence along the line
until it reaches the main stream of "Whakanekeneke," it follows that stream to
"Te Whanautarewarewa," from thence it turns towards "Taumatatoetoe," from thence
to the high, ground, above where it joins the Stream called "Waiharakeke,"
following that Stream until it reaches "Te Kauere," from thence it turns towards
"Te Rakaututahi," the Lake then becomes the boundary until it reaches the
surveyed line, and joins the Puriri Tree where it first commenced, particularly
set forth in the Map attached.
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The Reserves for the Natives, and the Burial grounds which have been surveyed,
are hereby excluded from this sale, as shown on the Plan annexed. Reserves shown on Plan.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
(Signed) Edwd. M. Williams,
J.P.
James Davis, Settler.
Tango, Native Assessor.
Wi
Hau, Native Assessor.
Receipt for £450. Received this eighth day of December in the Year of Our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of Four hundred and fifty Pounds
sterling (£450 . 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in the
above-written Deed to be paid by
Henry T.
Kemp on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Sd.) Na Tamati
Waka.
Hongi Ururoa—Na Puru.
Na Makoare Taonui.
Na Te Hira Te
Puro.
Na Nutana Whakarei.
Na Ho—mo Eru Patuone.
Na Meka
Ruhe.
Na Tuwharerangi.
Haupokia—Na Mihaka.
H. T. Kemp, Commissioner.
Witnesses—
(Sd.) Edwd. M. Williams.
James Davis.
Wi Hau.
Tamati
Ngere.
Hamiora Hau.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, 12th August, 1874.