Translation.
1859. 7 September.Mangonui District. This Deed written on this seventh day of September in the year of our
Lord 1859 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and
People of the Tribe Te Rarawa whose names are hereunto subscribed And witnesseth
that on behalf of
Puheke. ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed
under the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto
Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and
Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of Three hundred
Pounds (£300) to us paid by H. T. Kemp District Commissioner on behalf of the
Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all
that piece of our Land situated at Mangonui and named Puheke the boundaries
whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is
annexed thereto with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all
appertaining to the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all
our right title claim and interest whatever thereon To Hold to Queen Victoria
Her Heirs and Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And
in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto
subscribed our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of
England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of
H. T. Kemp Dist. Commissioner
Boundaries. Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the
Land commencing at Parakeraka from thence to Te Matâ—Taratepetepe—along the
outer side of Mount Puheke, until it reaches the coast on the Rangaunu side—from
thence to Davis' line and Matthews' line, following these lines until it reaches
the coast until it reaches Parakerake where it commenced.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
Receipt for £300. Received this seventh day of September in the year of Our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty nine (1859) the Sum of Three hundred Pounds
sterling (£300)
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consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by
H. T. Kemp, Commissioner on behalf of
Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed)
Ahuahu x.
Mumu x.
Wiremu Kingi x.
Hare
Matenga.
Taipari.
Heta Raka Kauwau.
Hetariki.
Wiremu
Tewaha.
Kahoe.
Karewa.
Timoti.
Taniwa.
Ihaka.
Harematenga.
Matiu.
Witnesses—
W. B. White, R.M.
H. Grover, H.M. Customs.
J. W. Kawau, Interpreter.
Joseph
Reilly, Corpl. Police.
John Smith.
H. T. Kemp, Commr.
A True copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
24th August, 1874.