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

Translation

Translation.

1854. 22 March.

This Deed

entered into on the 22nd March 1854 the consenting of Paul and Chiefs of the

Auckland District.

Ngatiwhatua the consenting also of the Queen of England on her part Now we the owners of the Land as agreed to in this Deed consent to sell this Land to Queen

Pukapuka No. II.

Victoria for the sum of Five Hundred Pounds now given into our hands, it is further agreed by the Queen of England on her part that there shall be paid for the following purposes that is to say for the Founding of Schools in which persons of our race may be taught for the Construction of Hospitals in which persons of our race may be tended

10 per cent. on sales to be expended for native purposes

for the payment of Medical Attendance for us for the Construction of Mills for us for Annuities for our Chiefs or for other purposes of a like nature in which the Natives of this Country have an interest, Ten per Cent. or Ten Pounds out of every Hundred Pounds out of monies from time to time received for this Land when resold. For this we give up and make over to Victoria Queen of England her Heirs and Successors for ever this Land and all thereto belonging for ever and ever.

Boundaries

The Boundaries are these, on the East by the Government line on the North by the Creek of the Pukapuka On the West by a branch of the Pukapuka Creek being the Government boundary of the land as sold by the Hira to the Queen on the South by the Government line that is the cart road to St. John's College and to the Tamaki.

A sketch of the land is on the other side.

(Signed) Paul Tuhaere.

Witnesses—

(Signed) John White, Interpreter

(Signed) Andrew Sinclair, Clerk, S.G.O.

Receipt for £500.

Received by me the sum of money as agreed to in this Deed on the 22nd March, 1854.

(Signed) Paul Tuhaere.

Witnesses—

(Signed) John White, Interpreter

(Signed) Andrew Sinclair, Clerk, S.G.O.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, September 8th, 1874.