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Declaration of James
Grindell. I, James Grindell, of
Wellington, and Colony of New Zealand, Licensed Native Interpreter, do solemnly
and sincerely declare,—
| 1st. | That I am a Licensed Interpreter under "The Native Lands Act, 1867." |
| 2nd. | That I was present on the twelfth day of August, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two, and did see the within-named Ihaka te
Rangimauriora, an aboriginal native of New Zealand, duly execute the
within-written deed of conveyance, and before he executed the same I
faithfully translated and explained the said deed to him and the contents
thereof, and he appeared fully to understand the purport thereof, and that
he executed the same in my presence and in the presence of A. W. Werry, of
Wellington, clerk. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
believing the same to be page 387 true, and by virtue of the provisions of "The Justices of the Peace Act,
1866," and "The Native Lands Act, 1867." |
Declared at Wellington this 17th day of
December, one thousand eight
hundred
and seventy-two. Before me—
G. S. Cooper, J.P.
No. 14018.
Received 11 a.m. Saturday, 2nd December, 1871.Registration.
(l.s.)
John E. Smith,
Registrar of Deeds.