Translation.
This Deed written on this third day of September in the Year
of our Lord 1866 is
1866. 3 September.Bay of Plenty District. a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and
People of the Tribes Ngatimaru and Ngatitamatera whose names are hereunto
subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of 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
Te Puna And Katikati No. 4. 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 One thousand one
hundred and thirty Pounds (£1130 . 0 . 0) to us paid by
James Mackay the Younger on behalf
Price, £1,130. of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said
moneys) all that piece of our Land situated at Tauranga and named Te Puna and
Katikati 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 whatsoever 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 James Mackay Jr. Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the
boundaries of the Land commencing at Ngakuriawhare,
Boundaries. thence to Waingaere, thence to Oteotahi, thence to Te whare o tumapere,
thence to Te Onepu, thence to Waimata, thence to Ngapuketurua, thence to te
Whakahakahakaorangihau, thence to Onewhero, thence to Huruhuru, thence to
Pukekauri, thence to Mangahokio, thence to Kakarikikaitahi (that is to say to Te
Aroha auta) thence in a southerly direction to Pukekohatu, thence to
Ngatukitukiahikawera thence to Pukewhakataratara, thence to Te Tuahu, thence to
Motutapere, thence to Mangakahika, thence to Ngatamahinerua, thence to Haanga,
thence to Te Aroaro o paretapu, thence to Te Rekerekeokautere, thence to
Mangakaiwhiria, thence turning towards the sea to Te Umuokorongaehe, thence to
Te Ranga, thence to Pukemanuka, thence to Te Puna, thence along the sea shore to
Ngakuriawhare the commencing boundary. A piece of
Native Reserves:
| 1. | Pukewhaka taratara | 50a. |
| 2. | Tiroa | 5a. |
| 3. | Paewai | 5a. |
| 4. | Takaihuehue | 5a. |
| 5. | Ngatukituki | 5a. |
| 6. | Tangitu | 5a. |
land at the burial place at Pukewhakataratara is reconveyed, the extent
is fifty (50) acres. A piece of five acres at te Tiroa burial ground and a piece
of five (5) acres at Te Paewai burial ground. A piece of five acres at
Takaihuehue. A piece of five acres at Ngatukitukiahikawera. A piece of five
acres at Tangitu.
James Mackay Jr.
(Signed) Te Moananui.
Taraia Ngakuti x his mark.
Teira te
Amora x his mark.
Riwai Kiore x his mark.
Ihaka.
Na Parata te
Mapu.
Irihia x his mark.
Wirope Hotereni Taipari.
Tutuki x his
mark.
Te Rua x his mark.
Karauna x his mark.
Ruihana x his
mark.
Mango.
Keepa te Wharau x his mark.
Te Kereihe x his
mark.
Waituruturu.
Wiremu Paka.
W. Hopihana x his mark.
Eriatara x his mark.
Hunia x his mark.
Hingikerea Puru.
Hotereni Taipari x his mark.
Piniaha x his mark.
Haora Tipa.
Tanewha Kitahi x his mark.
Morgan Hou.
Witnesses to the signatures and the payment of the money—
(Signed) John W. Thorp, of Belmont, Thames, Settler.
(Signed) J. W. R. Guilding, Storekeeper,
Kauaeranga.
Received by me on the fifteenth day of March 1866 from
Mr. Whitaker the Sum of
1866. 15 March.Receipt for £25. Twenty five pounds being part of the consideration money expressed in the
within written Deed.
£25 . 0 . 0.
(Sd.) Te Moananui.
Received by me on the
twenty second day of March 1866 from Mr. Whitaker the
1866. 22 March.Receipt for £30. sum of Thirty pounds, being part of the consideration money expressed in
the within written Deed.
£30 . 0 . 0.
Taraia Ngakuti x his mark.
Received by us
this third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty six the Sum of One thousand and seventy five pounds paid to
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us by the hands of
James Mackay
, Esqre Jr. Commissioner, being the balance of the consideration money
expressed in the above-written Deed.
1866. 3 September.Receipt for £1,075. £1075 . 0 . 0.
(Sd.) te Moananui.
Taraia Ngakuti x his mark.
Teira x his mark
Riwai Kiore x his mark.
na Parata.
Irihia x his mark.
Karauna x
his mark.
1866. 3 September.Receipt for £10. Received by me this third day of September 1866 the sum of Ten pounds, in
consideration of my claim to the land set forth in the within written Deed.
£10 . 0 . 0.
(Sd.) Tanewha Kitahi x his mark.
1866. 3 September.Receipt for £25. Received by me this third day of September 1866 the sum of Twenty five
Pounds, as payment for my claim to the land set forth in the within written
Deed.
£25 . 0 . 0.
(Sd.) Ruihana x his mark.
Receipt for £25. Received by me the sum of Five pounds being in addition to the
consideration money, expressed within.
£5 . 0 . 0.
(Sd.) Mokena Hou.
Receipt for £10, additional. Received by me the sum of Ten pounds being in addition to the
consideration money expressed within.
£10 . 0 . 0.
(Sd.) Riwai Kiore x his mark.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
January 14th, 1875.
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us by the hands of , Esqre Jr. Commissioner, being the balance of the consideration money
expressed in the above-written Deed.