TARANAKI IN THE PAST.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8578, 16 September 1889, Page 3

TARANAKI IN THE PAST.

THE DEED OF PURCHASE OF THE

FITZROT BLOCK. Mb Thomas Kelly has kindly forwarded to as a translation made by Mr I. C. Young of the agreement entered into by the Taranaki natives with the New Zealand Co. for purchase of the Fitzrov Block. Writing respecting this deed, Mr Kelly says : " The document is of tome historical importance, as it records the ■eoond purchase, the first having been made in 1840 of a a much more extensive area of country, bat under pressure from the natives Governor Fitzroy declared the purchase invalid, and contracted the settlement to this small block of 3500 acres. The document will, no doubt, be intoretting to your readers, as it shows the relative value of land before it is made fit for beneficial occupation by labor and capital; and it also shows what were tbe special wants of the natives from their own point of view in the early dajs of the settlement " ;—

COM7BYABOI FITROY BLOCK, TABAHAKI.

We have received on the 28th day of November, 1841, from tbe reprexentntives of the New Zealand Company in London, by tbe bands of John Tylston Wicksteed, one of theagentsof the said Company, forty red blankets, eighty white blankets,- forty pieces of prin»-, thirty-nix shirts, four hundred yards of calico, twenty frocks, eleven hats, three hundred poundß of soap, nine double-barrelled guns, two hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco, fiftyfour flasks of powder, four jackets, twelve dresses (women's), six boxes of matches, five dresses (women's), rix sjarrnente, one linen garment, six shawls (?), ibree combs, three rakes, three pairs of trousers, sixty iron pots, twelve cal«es, and fiftj pounds in cash, in full consideration, and on account of our entirely iming up all our block of land, and all our places within our lands described in this document, that », all the placet at Ngßmotu Within tbtic boya^puti | egowenciag on

the western side of the Wesleyan Mission land at theplaoe oalledTe Wnitapu, thence direct nlong the survey line to Tukapo, thence towards the west to the end of the survey of Captain Creagh'e place, num- 1 bered 26 in the plan of tbe land, to the place called Harakeke, then direct towards the south to Hokoari ; it turna there and follows the survey line in an easterly direction to Waerengapoka, tbe end of tbe survey of Mr Aubrey 'b place, numbered 49 on tbe plan of the land near Te Henoi ; from thenco it follows the survey line to Hawehawe; thence towards the east along the survey of Thatcher's place, numbered 36 on the plan of the land to Te Htnui, to Eringa ; from thence along tbe stream Paipai to the beach ; thence by tbe stream inland to Te Papa; thence in a northerly direction to the main road to Waerengapoka ; thence from the main road to Whatitiri ; thence across the stream to Taurengakauwau ; it turns off there and goes to the oliff to Te Pnia ; thence outside by one side of Barnes* house to Te Repo ; thence to Waiwakaiho ; thenoe to the sea ; thenoe by the coast to Waitapu. These are the boundaries wbioh have been gone over and pointed out by üb, along with Mr MoLean, Mr Forsaitb, Wait era (? Whiteloy) and Haki (?).* The pas, cultivations and sacred places and reserves are all that remain to 'up, and we consent to sign our names to a conveyance of land by and bye should we be called upon to do so by the agents of that company of all our places in these lands. The only places which are left to us are those before referred to. [Sigoatures.] [Witnesses.] We, tho persons whose namei ore hereunto attached to this deed of sale of land (that is the people of Ngamotu), tbe sum of £50 being the balance of the consideration promised by Governor Fitzroy to as — that is to Bay the final payment for all the lands ceded by us within the boundaries of the blook known as Governor Fitzroy'a in the year 1844. Mr McLean paid us this sum of £50 on this Bib dov of October, 1847. This is the last tiara for ever we urge upon the Europeans to give further consideration for the lands described in this document. [^signatures.] [Witnesses.] •The names referred to here are the late Sir Donald McLean, Mr Thomas Forsaith, who was then what was termed Native Proiector, but who is now * minister in Parramatta, N. . W ; tbe Bey. Mr Whit :ley, the Weoleyan minister, who was killed by the natives at the White Oliff i; aod Mr Octavius • »rringon, surveyor, now living ia New Plymouth. Holloway's Ointment and Pills. — Colds, Coughs, Shortness of Breath, — These maladies require early and unremitting attention, for if neglected tbe> eften end in usthma, bronchitis, or consumption. The Ointment well rubbed upon the chest and back, penetrating the skin, is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs, whence it expels all impurities. All the blood in the body is perpetually passing through the lungs, and there all noxious particles tending to disease can be quickly, thoroughly, and permanently neutralized, rendered harmless, or ejected from tho system. Hollo way's Ointment and Pills perfectly accomplish this purification ; and through the blood thus cleanßed, the influence of those wonderful medicaments reaches the remotest parts of tbe human body, and thus cures all diseased action, whether internal or externalr Certainly tbe best medicine known is Sandeb and Son's Eocalyati Extbact. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza ; the elief is instantaneous in serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldingß, bruibes, sprains, it ia the safest remedy — no swelling —no inflummation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, btonchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swelling, &o. ; diarrhoea, dysentry diseases of the kidneys and urinary organß. In use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the Kine; of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam, Trust in this approved artiole, and rejeot all others (For continuation of newt see 4th page.)