1846. 12 August.Great Barrier Island.Partition of lands between Messrs. Whitaker and Du Moulin.This deed made the 12th day of August in the year 1846. Between Frederick Whitaker of Auckland in the Territory of New Zealand Gentleman of the one part and John Peter du Moulin of the same place Gentleman on the other part Whereas by a pre-emption certificate bearing date the 3rd day of November 1844 issued in favour of the said Frederick Whitaker His Excellency the Governor consented on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to waive the right of pre-emption over not more than One thousand five hundred Acres of Land situate on the Great Barrier Island commencing about half a mile to the Northward of Wangaparapara and running across the Island and extending to the Southward within a quarter of a mile of Okuki, And Whereas by another pre-emption certificate also bearing date the 3rd day of November 1844 issued in favour of the said John Peter du Moulin His Excellency the Governor consented on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to waive the right of pre-emption over not more than Two thousand acres of land situate at the Great Barrier Island commencing about one half mile to the Southward of Wangaparapara, and extended around the South Head by the East Coast until it meets a line from the West Coast, And whereas by deed poll bearing date the 12th day of December 1844. Tamati Waka and other Native Chiefs therein mentioned did sell convey and assure unto the said Frederick Whitaker and John Peter du Moulin All that piece or parcel of land situate on the Great Barrier Island commencing at a point about a quarter of a mile to the North West of three Islands called —— ascending thence the ridge and running over Hirikimata from thence over Maungapiko, from thence to Wakatautuna, on the North Eastern coast from Wakatautuna to Owano, thence to Matakoroa and Pokakuku, from thence to Motu Manu, from thence back to Otena, from thence to Potekerua, from thence to Raikoa on the North West side of the Island, and from thence to the starting point, and all the land included in the said boundaries and all and everything thereon standing and being. And also all those three small Islands above mentioned all which said land is included in the description given in the two said pre-emption certificates 1. Whangaparapara. [1,500 acres.] above recited And whereas all that piece or parcel of land mentioned 2. Okupe. [2,000 acres.] or described in the pre-emption certificate firstly hereinbefore described was purchased for and on behalf of the said Frederick Whitaker, and all the other land to the Southward thereof included in and conveyed by the said recited deed poll being part of the land mentioned or described in the pre-emption certificate secondly hereinbefore recited for and on behalf of the said John Peter du Moulin, Now this Deed witnesseth that the said Frederick Whitaker and John Peter du Moulin have therefore mutually agreed to make a partition accordingly of the said land so conveyed to them as aforesaid by the said recited deed poll of the 12th day of December 1844. And that the said Frederick Whitaker shall have and enjoy to him and his heirs for ever in severalty All that piece or parcel of land mentioned or described in the pre-emption certificate firstly hereinbefore recited, and that the said, John Peter du Moulin doth hereby release and convey the said piece or parcel of land to the said Frederick Whitaker his heirs and assigns And that the said John Peter du Moulin shall have and enjoy to him and his heirs for ever in severalty All that piece or parcel of land being the remainder of the said land so conveyed as aforesaid to them the said Frederick Whitaker and John Peter du Moulin by the said recited deed poll of the 12th day of December 1844, and being part of the land mentioned or described in the said pre-emption certificate secondly hereinbefore recited, And the said Frederick Whitaker doth hereby release and convey the said page 471 piece or parcel of land to the said John Peter du Moulin, his heirs and assigns. In Witness whereof the said parties have hereunto subscribed their names.