Translation.
This Deed
entered into on the thirteenth day of July in the year One Thousand Eight1853. 13 July.
Hundred and fifty-three, the consenting of us the Chiefs of the Akitai and Uriika Tribes,Auckland District.
also the consenting of the Queen of England for herself, Now we the owners of the Land described in this Deed agree to sell to Queen Victoria for the sum of £30 nowMangaripa.
given to us, wherefore we now give and make over to Victoria Queen of England and her Heirs for ever all this Land and all thereto belonging. The Boundaries are these,Boundaries
On the West by the Surveyor's line on the Ahu, on the North coming down from te Ahu in a straight line entering the Forest and continuing in a direct line until it cuts the Mangaripa creek at Pokapu near the cultivation of Roka going into the creek and continuing in the same until cut by the Eastern Boundary, the Boundary on the East is the line as cut by the Government Surveyors following the same on in a direct line until it cuts the creek forming the Northern Boundary on the South it joins Mr. Abracham's Farm as defined to him by the Government Survey of the same. Should any one make a claim to this Land we agree to satisfy him or them.A sketch of this land is on the other side.
Witness our names—
(Signed)
Hunia Te Nawe.
Ihaka Tarahau.
(Signed)
Hemi Te Nohi.
Te Rou.
Witness—
(Signed) John White, Interpreter
Patrick T. Hogan, Draftsman, Survey Office
Receipt for £30
Received by us the Sum of £30 as agreed to in this Deed hence our now writing these our names on this the thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord 1853.(Signed)
Hunia Te Nawe.
Ihaka Tarahau.
(Signed)
Hemi Te Nohi.
Te Hou.
Witness—
(Signed) John White, Interpreter
Patrick T. Hogan, Draftsman, Survey Office
A true translation.
John White, Interpreter
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, December 22nd, 1874.