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Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One

[Deeds—No. 333.]

Deeds—No. 333.

Whakanekeneke No. 1 Block (C. Ring's Homestead), Coromandel District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te waru o nga ra o Tihema i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1864. 8 December. Coromandel District. 1864 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Te Patukirikiri no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te Whakanekeneke No. 1. tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga moni kotahi hereni ina tonoa (1/-) kua utua mai ki a matou e Hemi Pirihi mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Karamaene ko Whakanekeneke te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu ki a Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Hemi Pirihi Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Te Awa Peka i roto o te awa o Boundaries. [50a. 2r. 12p.] Whangarahi haere tonu i runga i te raina ruri ko te tikanga o te kapahu 80' 1179 riki te roa, haere tonu i runga i te raina ruri te tikanga o te kapahu 160° 30' 3300 riki te roa, haere tonu i runga i te raina ruri te tikanga o te kapahu 250° 30' 1020 riki te roa haere tonu i te awa iti ki te awa o Whangarahi, haere tonu i roto i te awa o Whangarahi ki te wahi timatanga.

Pita Taurua.
James Preece,
D.L.P. Commissioner.

Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—

Thomas E. Young,Clerk Nat. Dept.
Mitai P. Taui,Clerk Nat. Dept.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te waru o nga ra o Tihema i te tau o to tatouReceipt for 1s. Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau ono tekau ma wha (1864) nga moni kotahi herein (£0: 1: 0) Ko te utu whakamutunga tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Hemi Pirihi mo te Kuini.

Pita Taurua.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Thomas E. Young, Clerk Nat. Dept.
Mitai P. Taui, Clerk Nat. Dept.

page 410

Translation.

1864. 8 December.Coromandel DistrictThis Deed written on this eighth day of December in the Year of our Lord 1864 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Patukirikiri 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 Whakanekeneke No. I. 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 one shilling (if demanded) (£0 - 1 - 0) to be paid by James Preece on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said moneies) all that piece of our Land situated at Coromandel and named Whakanekeneke 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 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 on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of Boundaries. [50a. 2r. 12p.] James Preece Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Te Awa Peka in the Whangarahi Creek, thence by right line bearing 80° one thousand one hundred and seventy nine (1179) links thence by a right line bearing 160° 30' three thousand three hundred (3300) links thence by a right line bearing 250° 30' one thousand and twenty links (1020) thence by a small stream to the Whangarahi Creek thence following the Whangarahi Creek to the commencing point.

(Signed) Pita Taurua.
(Signed) James Preece,
D.L.P. Commissioner.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Sd.) Thomas E. Young, Clk Nat. Dept.
Mitai P. Taui, Clk Nat. Dept.

Receipt for 1s. Received this eighth day of December in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty four (1864) the Sum of one shilling sterling (£0: 1: 0) being the full consideration money expressed in the above written Deed to be paid by James Preece on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

(Sd.) Pita Taurua

Witnesses—

(Sd.) Thomas E. Young, Clerk Nat. Dept.
(Sd.) Mitai P. Taui, Clerk Nat. Dept.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, December, 9th, 1874.