THE THAMES GOLD FIELDS.

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Tupeka te "Whakamau, his x mark, Ngnkuku, hia x mark, Hariata Parepumata Turner, her x mark, Tini Poapa, his x mark, Te Rira, his x mark, Honana. liuiha Kemara, her x mark, "Witness to mark, — C. T. F. Bn. de Thierry. Enclosure Ma. In consideration of Ropata te Pokiha and other persons of the tribe Ngatitamatera, of Hauraki, having this day ceded to Sir George Ferguson Bowen, K.G.C.M.G., Governor of New Zealand, all their lands at Ohinemuri, in the District of Hauraki, for gold-mining purposes, I, James Mackay, jun., Esquire, Civil Commissioner for the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby agree, for and on behalf of Her Majesty's Colonial Government, to pay to Ropata te Pokiha, and the other persons of the tribe Ngatitamatera signing the said Agreement the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds, as a deposit to bind the said Agreement. Five hundred pounds of the said sum to be a bonus for the cession of the said lands for gold-mining purposes, and one thousand pounds to be an advance repayable out of miners' rights fees hereafter to be received within the District of Ohinemuri. Signed at Ohinemuri, this nineteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. James Mackay, jun., Civil Commissioner.

Enclosure Mb. Ohinemuri, 19th December, 1868. Feiend, ttie Govehnotc, —I have consented that the gold of Ohinemuri shall be yours, but I still have my land, you have the gold only. Taeaia Ncjakuti, his x mark. "Witness to signature — Bn. C. T. F. de Thierry, L.T. Ohinemuri, 19 Tehema, 1868. E hoa c te Kawana, —Kua whakaae ahau ko te koura o Ohinemuri ki a koe engari ko te whenua kei au ano toku whenua, kei a koe te koura anake. Taeaia Ngaktjti, hia x mark. "Witness to signature — Bn. C. T. F. de Thierry, L.T.

Enclosure Me. To Me. John Tiiorp — 26th October, 1868. I will give over my piece of gold (auriferous land) to Mr. Mackay. Really, really, there is no person to jump forth (or attempt) to retain it after me. All. From Te "Wano, Potae. Xi a Hone Taapa— Te Puke, Oketope 26, 1868. Ka tukua a ahau taku piihi koura ki aTe Make tuturu, tuturu. Kaore he tangata he peke mai kite pupuri i muri atu Heoi ano. Na Te "Wano, Na Potae,

Enclosure Md. To Me. Mackat, — Papaturoa, 23rd December, 1868. Mine is a word to you: do you think of me when you have reached your rejoicing, i.e. when you have attained your wish. 0 Friend, my word to you is, the kauri trees of Waitekauri—for one hundred let one hundred pounds be paid to me; however the arrangement is with you. All. From your friend, Te Wano Toiwhaee.

Xi a Te Make,— Papaturoa, Tihema 23,1868. He kupu naku ki a koe kia maliara koe ki au ma tae koe ki tou haringa. EPa taku kupu ki a koe ko nga kauri o Waitekauri, kotahi rau kia puta mai ki a au kotalii rau pauna ara kei i a koe te ritenga. Heoi ano. Na to hoa, Na Te "Wano Toiwhabe. Enclosure N. "We, the undersigned, consent to hand over (or release) to Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor of New Zealand, a piece of land in the District of Hauraki, named " Te Aroha," for gold-mining purposes for him and those whom he may appoint. The boundaries of this land commence at the Biver 9