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

[Deeds—No. 251.]

Deeds—No. 251.

Kaitara or Kauri Block, Manukau District.

1848. 17 January. Kaitara or Kauri.

Ko matou

e mau ake nei nga ingoa e whakaae ana kia hokoa ki a te Kuini o Ingarangi me ona uri ako tonu atu tetahi whenua e takoto ana i te taha Hauauru-ma-Tonga o te awa o Manuka ko Kaitara

or

Kauri te ingoa o taua wahi mo nga rau pauna moni kotahi.

Boundaries.

Ko nga kaha o taua wahi koia enei Ka timata i te tumu o Kaitara, aka haere-whaka-te-koraha, a marere noa ki Waimatuku i te tai-tuauru, ka haere ite taha moana a pa noa ki te ritenga o Puketapu, ka haere mai i reira na waenga-koraha a taka noa ki Te Hau-putangata, i te awa o Manuka, ka haere mai i te taha o taua awa a hono noa ki te rae o Kaitara.

E whakaae ana matou ki te tika o nga mea i roto i tenei pukapuka, a, ka tuhia o matou ingoa me nga tohu i te tua 17 o nga ra o Hanuere i te tau kotahi mano waru rau wha tekau ma waru.

Wetere Te Kauae x tona tohu.

I tuhia ki te aroaro o—

Harehi Reweti.

Witnesses

James Baber, Clk., Survey Office.
Edw. Davis.

Receipt for £100.

Kua riro mai i o matou ringaringa kotahi rau pauna moni hei

ntu

mo te whenua i tuhia ki tenei pukapuka. Nokonei ka hoatu tenei

wnenua

ki a te Kuini.

Wetere Te Kavae x tona tohu.

I tuhia ki te aroaro o—

Harehi Reweti.

Witnesses

James Baber, Clk., Survey Office.
Edw. Davis.

Translation.

1848. 17 January. Kaitara or Kauri.

We

the undersigned hereby agree to sell to the Queen of England and her heirs for ever a portion of Land situate on the South West bank of the Harbor of Manuka by name Kaitara or Kauri for the consideration of one hundred pounds.

Boundaries.

The boundaries of said Land are as follows Commencing at a point of Land named Kaitara whence thro' the woods until it reaches a place named Waimatuku on the sea shore, whence along the sea shore to Puketapu whence thro' the woods until it reaches a place named Hauputangata on the Manuka Harbor, whence along the shores of the Manuka till it adjoins Waitaia Point.

We acknowledge that the contents of this Document are correct we therefore affix our names and marks on this 17th day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.