Translation.
1861. 25 January.Bay of Islands District.This Deed written on this 25th day of January in the Year of
our Lord 1861 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 ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by
signing this Deed under the shining sun
Kokohuia. 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 Fifty Pounds (£50 . 0 . 0) to us
paid by
H. T. Kemp on behalf of the
Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all
that piece of our Land situated at Ahipara and named "Kokohuia" 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
District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed.
Boundaries. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing on the West by the
survey line of the Ahipara Block first purchased,—from thence in a northerly
direction, along Native Land,—from thence, it turns, until it reaches the Saw
Pit and the Sacred Place, from thence to the Creek or Water, and until it joins
the Boundary on the Western side,—but the Plan of the Survey, will point but
more particularly the proper Boundaries of this Block.
Receipt for £50. Received this 25th day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sixty one (1861) the Sum of Fifty Pounds sterling (£5 . 0 . 0
. 0) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be
paid by
H. T. Kemp, Dist. Comr. on
behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed)Puhipi.
Hone.
Waka.
Kingi.
Timoti.
Mumu.
Taipari.
Napia.
(Signed) H. T. Kemp,
D. Commr.
Witnesses—
(Signed) George Kelly.
W. B. White, R. Mgte.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,
26th August, 1874.