Translation.
1869. 17 April.Hauraki District.This Agreement written on this seventeenth day of April in
the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine, Between the
chiefs of the tribe Ngatimaru the
Gold Mining Agreement. names of whom are underwritten on the one part and
Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Te Hape. Governor of New Zealand on the other part Witnesseth the consent of the
Chiefs the names of whom are underwritten for themselves and their heirs to
demise to
Sir
George Ferguson Bowen and the Governors who shall succeed him a certain
piece of land situated in the district of Hauraki for gold mining purposes for
himself and his assigns within the meaning of the Gold Fields Act 1866 and the
Gold Fields Act (Native Lands)
Boundaries. 1868, the boundaries of that piece of land commence at the mouth of the
Hape stream at Kauaeranga thence by low-water mark of the river Waiwhakaurunga
to the mouth of that River at low water spring tides thence by low water mark to
a post standing at the sea side (at low water) thence in a straight line in an
Easterly direction
page 471to the mouth
of the Karaka stream at high water mark thence by high water mark along the sea
beach to the point of commencement at the mouth of the Hape stream as shown in
the map hereunto annexed. The following are the conditions under which
Terms of surrender. this land is demised for gold mining purposes, viz., all the conditions
contained in the agreement to demise lands for gold mining purposes made at
Hauraki on the ninth day of March 1868 Between the chiefs of Ngatimaru and
Ngatinaunau on the one side and Sir George Ferguson Bowen Governor of New
Zealand on the other part shall be enforced over that piece of land (the number
of that document as per duty stamp being 542 and the said stamp being defaced 17
March 1869) that is all the arrangements for mining for gold and for payment to
us and all other conditions shall be the same as those which are written in that
document.
In Witness of the consent of us Chiefs the names of whom are underwritten to
all the conditions of this agreement and of Sir George Ferguson Bowen
for himself and the Governors who shall succeed him for his part of this
agreement and all the conditions hereinbefore written they have signed their
names hereunto and the name of James
Mackay junr Civil Commissioner on the day and in the year first above
written.
(Sd.) W. H. Taipari.
(Sd.) Hoterene
Taipari his mark.
(Sd.) Meremana. Konui.
Signed by me on behalf of the Governor.
(Sd.) James Mackay, Junr.,
Civil Commissioner.
Signed in the presence of us—
John Thorpe, Builder,
Shortland.
Lambert Wm. Loveday, Clerk, Shortland.
1256d.
Registration. Received for Registration at 11.30
a.m., 5th May, 1870.
(
l.s.)
M. Hamilton,
Dep.
Registrar.
A True copy of Original Agreement, Translation, and Endorsement.
H. H. Turton.
Wellington,
August 5th, 1875.