Deeds—No. 5.
Kahikatea, Kawhia.
Free Grant of School
Land to
the Reverend Superintendent of Wesleyan Missions.
1854. 18 January. Kawhia.
Ko
te tuhituhinga
o tenei pukapuka i te ra kotahi tekau ma waru o Hanuere kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma wa te whakaaetanga o etahi o nga Rangatira o KawhiaKahikatea.
te Whakaaetanga ano hoki o te Kuini o Ingarani. Na, ko Te Pihopa Te Roto ko te Manihera Porima ko Wiremu Hoeta nga tangata i te kainga e tuhituhia nei ki tenei pukapuka, kua ruritia e te kai ruri whenua o te Kawana kotahi rau e ono tekau ma iwa nga eka. Na ka whakaae nei a Te Pihopa Te Roto a Te Manihera Porima a Wiremu Hoeta ki te tuku utu kore i tenei whenua ki a Kuini Wikitoria ki a Te Kawana kia whakahokia ake e te Kawana ki a Te Rore ki te Minita Kaumatua o te Hahi Weteriana e noho nei i Akarana, kia whakapumautia ki a ia ki nga Minita Kaumatua o muri i a ia o te Hahi Weteriana, mo te Hahi Weteriana mo nga tikanga o te kura o te whakapono ake ake ake hei turanga kura hei oranga kura mo a matou tamariki ara mo nga tamariki katoa o Kawhia o tera hapu o tera hapu nga tamariki maori nga tamariki pakeha nga tamariki hawhekaihe kia tupu tahi ai kia tupu rangatira ai kia tupu tahi ai i roto i te whakapono o te Karaiti i roto i te matauranga ki nga tikanga pai o te pakeha.Boundaries. [160 acres.]
anga ki te Weta tika tonu te raina ki runga ki Hekepo ka anga ki te Nota haere tonu i runga i te kaweke i Waewaetarakihi a—te ritenga ra ano o te taiepa o te whenua o Hohepa, ka anga ki te Marangai heke tonu iho i te taha ano o taua taiepa ki te Kahikatea ra ano i tatahi.Na, kahore he utu mo taua whenua, heoi ano te utu ko nga tikanga o te kura o te whakapono kua tuhituhia nei, koia matou ka tuhituhi nei i o matou ingoa i te tahi tekau ma waru o Hanuere kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma wa.
Pihopa Teroto
x his mark.
Wiremu Hoeta
x his mark.
Te Manihera Porima
x his mark.
Wiremu Manihera
x his mark.
Mata Manihera
x her mark.
I te aroaro o—
Peter Wallis.
Jabez M. Gibson.
William N. Searancke.
John Whiteley.
Translation.
The
writing
of this Deed done on the eighteenth (18) day of January in the year1854. 18 January. Kawhia.
One thousand eight hundred and fifty four (1854) contains the consent of some of the Chiefs of Kawhia also the consenting of the Queen of England. Now, we Te Pihopa te Roto, Te Manihera Porima, Wiremu Hoeta, the Owners or Proprietors of the landKahikatea.
described within this Deed and surveyed by the Government Surveyors and contains One hundred and sixty (160) Acres. Now, we Te Pihopa te Roto, Te Manihera Porima, Wiremu Hoeta do agree to surrender without payment this Land to Victoria the Queen of England and the Governor to be by him transferred to Mr. Lawry the Senior Minister of the Wesleyan Church now residing in Auckland in perpetuity to him and to the Senior Wesleyan Ministers who may succeed him belonging to the Wesleyan Church for the purposes of the Wesleyan Church and for the purposes of a School for education in the faith for ever and ever, for the site of a School for the maintenance of a School for our Children for the whole of the Children of Kawhia of the several tribes, the Native Children, the European Children, and the half-caste Children, that they may grow up well together that they may grow up great men, that they may grow up together in the faith of Christ and in a knowledge of the good customs of the Europeans.Boundaries. [160 acres.]
Kawhia. The boundaries are these—It commences on the Sea Beach at the Kahikatea—from thence in a Southerly direction along the Sea Beach as far as Te Hoanga from thence as far as Waipapa—here it ascends in a westerly direction, and the line goes straight until it reaches Hekepo—from thence towards the North—it then follows the ridge at Waewaetarakihi until it reaches the line of the fence of Hohepa’s land—from thence in a North Easterly direction, it descends alongside the said fence until it joins the same Kahikatea which stands on the Beach.Now no payment is to be received for this land, the condition or payment is the establishment of Schools for education alluded to in this Deed, and in token thereof we have hereunto signed our names on the eighteenth day of January in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
(Signed)
Pihopa Teroto x his mark.
"
Wiremu Hoeta x his mark.
"
Te Manihera x his mark.
(Signed)
Wiremu Manihera x his mark.
"
Mata Manihera x his mark.
Witnessed by—
(Signed) Peter Wallis.
" Jabez M. Gibson
" William N. Searancke.
"
John Whiteley.
A True Translation.
Donald
McLean,
Land Commissioner.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, October 16th, 1874.