Translation.
1867. 18 October.Auckland District.This Deed written on this eighteenth day of October in the
Year of our Lord 1867 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us
the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngatimaru whose names are hereunto subscribed
And Witnesseth that on behalf
Waiheke Island. of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed
under the
Ngatimaru claims. shining 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 Three hundred
Pounds (£300 . 0 . 0) to us paid by
James
Mackay the Younger Esquire Civil Commissioner on behalf of the Queen
Receipt for £300 Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said moneys) all
that piece of our Land situated at Waiheke and named the Island of Waiheke 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
Boundaries. name of James Mackay Jr. Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are
the boundaries of the Land commencing at the sea coast at Te Rore o mae aea,
thence bounded by the sea coast on the west, north, east and south sides to the
point of commencement. Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
prejudice the right, title, or interest of the tribe Ngatipaoa or any members
thereof to lands now held by them, or reserved for their use anywhere within the
limits of the said island of Waiheke.
Wairope Hoterene Taipari.
Rapana Maunganoa x his mark.
Matiu
Kaimate.
Raika Whakarongotai.
Watana Tuma.
Miriama te Ngahue x her
mark.
page 307Hirini Ngaone x his
mark.
Karauna.
Mango.
Renata Taniwha.
Hoterene Taipari x his
mark.
Riwai Kiore x his mark.
Piniha.
Aperehama te Reiroa x his
mark.
Mata Paraone x her mark.
Te Marau x his mark.
Pahau.
James Macekay,Jr.
A. H.
Witness to signatures (18)—
(Sd.) Alex. Hogg,
Land Agent, Shortland.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,
January 7th, 1875.