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Ko texei Pukapttka i tuhituhia kei Kauaeranga i te takiwa ki Hauraki i te Porowini o Akarana i tenei rua tekau niawhitu (27) o nga ra o Hurae i te tau o to tatou Ariki Kotahi mano c waru rave ono to kau mawhitu (ISG7) no te Hoterene Taipari no Wiropo Hoterene Taipari no Eapana Maunganoa no Baika Whakarongotahi Bangatira Maori no Hauraki tetahi taha no Ta Hori Kerei Kawana o Niu Tircni tetalii taha he pukapuka whakaatu mo te whakaaetanga o taua Hoterene Taipari Wirope Hoterene Taipari Eapana Maunganoa Eaika Whakarongotahi mo ratou me a ratou uri kia tukua atu ki a Ta Hori Kerei Kawana o Niu Tireni me nga Kawana i muri i a ia tetahi piihi whenua kei Kauaeranga i te takiwa ki Hauraki ho whenua keringa koura i runga i te tikanga o " Te Ture mo nga whenua mahinga koura 18GG " ko nga rohe o taua whenua i te ngutu awa o Kauaeranga haeretonu i taua awa kite putahitanga ote awa o Kakaramata haerc tonu i roto ite awa o Kakaramata tae noa te matapuna ite taukaka ote maunga haero tonu i taua taukaka kite matapuna ote awa ote Hape a haere tonu kite matapuna ote awa ote Karaka a haere tonu kite matapuna ote awa o Waiotahi haere tonu kite matapuna ote awa o Moanataiari a hare tonu kite niata puna ote awa 0 Kuranui ka whati i kona lea haere tonu i taua awa tae noa te moana liaere tonu i te taha a te moana kite ngutu awa o Moanataiari ka aim ki uta ka liaere tonu ite akitutanga ote mauuga ka whiti ite awa o Waiotahi haerc tonu ite akitutanga ote maunga kite kaka o Parareka ka aim ki uta piki tonu 1 taua kaka tae noa ki Waiowhariki ka rere i runga ite kaka c ahu ana kite awa ote Karaka ka marere ki roto ki taua awa ka whati i kona ka haere tonu ite awa oto Karaka tae noa kite inoana ka haere tonu ite taha ote moana kite wahi i timata ai ite ngutu awa o Kauaeranga ka rite hold kite mapi kua apitia ki tenci pukapuka a ko nga tikanga enei mo te rironga o taua piihi whenua he whenua keringa koura kua tuhia i raro nei, ara : 1. Ko nga whenua katoa ki roto ki aua rohc kua tuhia ki runga ake nei kua whakapuaretia he whenua keringa koura mo nga tangata katoa, cngari nga tunings wharc mo nga tangata Maori me nga mara ngakiuga kai ma ratou me nga urupa tupapaku kua kape Id waho o nga whenua keringa koura A ka whakarita he taone kei te turanga kaipukc kei Kapaeranga mo nga tangata Maori no ratou te whenua nga moni reti o ana whenua ana retia kite tangata. 2. Ekorc c tukua te tangata kia keri noa iho i te koura i runga i taua piihi whenua katoa kua tuhia ki runga ake nei engari kia inatua riro i a ia te " Mama Eaiti " katahi ka tika tona main kcri koura ko te utu mo te " Mama Eaiti " kotahe Kotahi pauna (£1) mo te tau kotahi. 3. Ma tetahi Apiha o to Kawanatanga c whakaputa nga " Mama Eaiti " a ka whiwhi te tangata ite " Mama Eaiti" ka whai mana i a kite keri koura kite hanga whakainato wai kite keri awa rerenga wai me te tapatapahi rakau me te mahi hold i nga mahi katoa c rite ana mo te keringa koura i roto i nga rohe o te whenua kua tuhia ki runga ake nei: Engari nga rakau "kauri " kua kape ki waho c kore c tika kia tapahia era ka hiahia te tangata kia riro i a ia tetahi rakau " kauri " me whakaputa c ia nga moni kotahi pauna c lima herini (£1 55.) hei utu mo to rakau kotahi iho nga tangata Maori no ratou to whenua aua moni engari me tuku kite Apiha ote Kawanatanga ite tuatahi. 4. Ko te whakaritenga tenei ki a te Hotereni Taipari, ki a Wirope Hoterene Taipari, ki a Eapana Maunganoa, Id a to Eaika Whakarongotahi me a ratou uri mo te rironga o tana piihi whenua i a Ta Hori Kerei Kawana o Niu Tirini me nga Kawana i muri i a ia he whenua keringa koura kua whakaaetia a Ta Hori Kerei mona me nga Kawana i muri i a ia kia whakaputaina kia Te Hoterene Taipari, ki a Wirope Hoterene Taipari, ki a Eapana Maunganoa, ki a te Eaika Whakarongotahi, mo a ratou uri kotahi pauna (£1) Jno ia mama raiti kua oti te whakaputa ki ia tangata keri koura i roto i taua rohe i ia tau i ia tau o te whakapumautanga o tenei pukapuka ko te timatanga o te tau tuatahi kei te tahi o nga ra o Akuhata, 18G7, ko nga ra whakaputanga moni kei te 3L o nga ra o Maehe, kei te 30 onga ra o Hune, kei te 30 c nga ra o Hepetema, kei te 31 o nga ra o Tihema iia tau iia tau: Engari, ki te haere ke te tangata kua whiwhi to mama raiti ki tetahi whenua ke mahi koura ai a kahoro ano kia mutu noa te tau kua rite ki roto i taua mama raiti me whakaputa ki a Te Hoterene Taipari, ki a Wirope Hoterene Taipari, ki a Eapana Maunganoa, ki a to Eaika Whakarongotahi, me a ratou uri te wahi o te moni c rite ana kite nohoanga o taua tangata ki runga kite whenua kua tuhia ki runga ako nei. 5. Kia te Kawana te whakaaro mo nga tau o puinau ai te whenua Id a ia mo to mahinga koura: Engari kite hiahia ate Kawana kia mutu taua mahi me matua whakaatu cia tona hiahia ko te takiwa hei whakaaturanga kaua c neke iho i te ono (G) Marama. A he tohu mo te whakaaetanga o to Hoterene Taepari, o Wirope Hoterene Taipari, o Eapana Maunganoa, me te Eaika Whakarongotahi, ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei pukapuka kua tuhia o ratou ingoa Id raro nei a he tohu me te whakaaetanga o te Kawana Id tona taha o aua tikanga katoa kua tuhia te ingoa o Eaniera Porcna (Daniel Pollen) ki raro nei i te ra me te tau kua tuhia ki runga ake i te timatanga ano. Hoterene Taipaei, his x mark. W. H. Taipaei. Eapana Mal'nganoa, his x mark. Eaika Whakaeongotahi. Daniel Pollen, Agent General Government. Nga kai titiro kite tuhinga o nga ingoa— James Mackay, junior, Civil Commissioner, N.Z. John Williams, Auckland. Enclosure G. AdEEEJIENT. Tins Ageeejient, made this ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, witnesseth the consent of us, the chiefs and people of Ngatitamatera, on behalf of ourselves and our heirs, to release (give over) to Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, and the Governors who shall succeed him, all our pieces of land, commencing at To Marnaku,