Translation.
This Deed written on this the 20th day of March in the Year
of our Lord 1860 is a
1860. 20 March.Bay of Islands. District. full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People
of the Tribe "Ngatirangi" 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 Queen of England
Hikuwai. Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their
Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of Thirty five Pounds (£35 - 0 - 0)
to us paid by
H. T. Kemp Dist.
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 the Keri Keri
and named "Te Hikuwai" 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 H. T. Kemp Commissioner is hereunto
subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing
Boundaries. at the Water Fall on the bank of the river Keri Keri from thence it
proceeds in a westerly direction, along the surveyed line of Mr. Shepherd's
Block, until it reaches the Rangitane Stream, from thence in a northerly
direction to the corner point—here it turns, and follows the survey line, until
it reaches the hill called "Te Tiki," it continues on the survey line until it
reaches the Keri Keri river, and along the river to the Falls, the point at
which it commenced.
Received this 20th day of March in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight
Receipt for £35. hundred and sixty (1860) the Sum of Thirty five pounds Pounds sterling
(£35 . 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed
to be paid by
H. T. Kemp—Dist.
Commissioner on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed) Tango Hikiuwai.
Whare Whakarua.
(Signed) H. T. Kemp,
Dist. Commr.
Witnesses—
(Signed) Na Paraone Whare.
Jane Clendon.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, 25th August, 1874.