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they do hereby agree to transfer absolutely to Queen Victoria a piece of land situate in the Hauraki District in the Province of Auckland in the Colony of New Zealand named Waikawau the boundaries are as follows. Starting from on the north of the sea coast of Hauraki thence inland along the surveyed lines of the land of Ngati-Wh'anaunga at Kereta to Te Ranga-a-Ngapuhi thence along the surveyed line of the land of Te TaweHa at Manaia till it reaches Hauturu thence to Kakatarahae turning away thence along the boundaries of Kaimafama already Crown granted and also along the boundaries of Ounuera alfeead'y Crbwn granted: thence to Kiripaka, thence along the surveyed line to Rapaki turning along the surveyed line to Tokatea, turning away along the surveyed line to the Waiwawa Stream thence along the Waiwawa Stream to its confluence with the Otautoko Stream thence along the Otautoko Stream to its source then along the surveyed line to northern boundary of the land called 1 Te Wharau, sold to the Government thence along the northern boundary of Te Wharau to Pariheria on the Hanraki sea coast thence along the Hauraki sea coast to Tuapo the place of commencement and all the waters timbers, minerals and all things contained thetein excepting the pieces at Te Puru, at Waiomu, reserved for occupation and cultivation by Maoris and also burial places and Kauri trees sold to William Crush Daldy, Thomas Kelly and .Hector McKenzie and those pieces of land heretofore Crown granted, to be held by Queen Victoria, her descendants and administrators for ever and ever. In witness of these presents their names have been written hereunder— REUPENA TAIIURA nh v - r* • xr n.r Retiu Tokata I k Kim [hs X mark]. £45^ Hieiani Whakarongohau I EA mark}. £18. Rahera te Aoreiata Tußuh ra. m Rewi Ngamuka J Reupene te Piau [his X mark}. £80. Te Hoterene TaipAßl [his X mark]. £50. Kiriata [her X mark}. £10. Kemara TiraruaHine. Pereniki ] £15 and part of £50 opposite Hone Timotiu tE Hiata. y Ngatara's name. Karauria Tairoa [his X mark]. Hoana KarauriaJ [her X mark}. Rakena Pohe. (Na) Tineia. £25. Hana Hopihana [her X mark]. Kereopa Weka. £15. Riki Paka. Wharora. £17. Ririana Paica [her X mark]. Honana Potiki. Tamara Takuna. Ro Piahana. Pereneki Te Kokako [his X. mark]. Hopiona. Warana. Harata Ngaronoa [her X mark]. Haora TuPaea. Tukukino [his X mark], Rakena Tuhaiti. Miriama Kauwehe. Te Hira te Tumi [his X mark]. Honana Potiki. Rakena. £15. Signed etc. HONE Ngatara. £50. Mere Titia [her X mark}. £320, £10 = £330. (Includes her interest in Otuturu Block under 0. Grant). Mere Kuru [her X mark]. Haora Tareranui. £200. Hohepa te Rauhihi. £150 paid £75 to be paid. Hori Keeti te Nohungaro. Wi Katene. £9 & £20 = £29. Tinipoaka te Ngako. £50. Te Kereihi Hukehuke [his X mark}. £87 10s. Hunia te Weu. £160 paid £40 to be paid for all claims at Waikawau and Moeliau.

APPENDIX "B" (7). WAIKAWAU DEED OF CONVEYANCE OF 29th JULY, 1875. This Deed made this twentyninth day of July one thousand eight hundred and seventyfive between the Chiefs and the people of the tribe Ngatitamatera of the district of Hauraki in the Province of Auckland in the Colony of New Zealand (hereinafter called the said Vendors) of the one part and Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the other part witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of eight thousand and five hundred pounds paid to the said Vendors by James Mackay the Younger acting for and on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Victoria (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) They the said Vendors for themselves their heirs and assigns Do and each and every of them Doth hereby convey assure release and surrender unto Her Majesty Queen Victoria her successors and assigns all that piece or parcel of land in the District of Hauraki Queens County in the said Province of Auckland containing by admeasurement fortyfour thousand one hundred and sixtyone acres more or less and called or known by the name of the Waikawau Block bounded towards the west by the sea coast of the Hauraki Gulf from Pariharia to Tuapo towards the North by survey lines dividing the lands of the tribe Ngatiwhanaunga at Kereta from the lands of the tribe Ngatitamatera the said lines commencing at Tuapo and terminating at Te Ranga-a-Ngapuhi thence by survey lines dividing the lands of the Tawera at Manaia from the lands of the tribe Ngatitamatera the said lines commencing at Te Ranga-a-Ngapuhi and terminating at Kakatarahae at the south west angle of the Mahakirau Block towards the east by the western boundaries of the Kaimarama Onuora number two Taranoho and Waiwawa

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