KORORAREKA.
On Friday, the 29th of January, Maihi Paraone Kawiti, desired all the Chiefs to assemble at the foot of the flag staff. Maihi then took a bottle of wine, and stood at the foot of the flag staff, and said, What name shall I give to this flag-staff? The Chiefs all started up and said, Let it be called, Our union with the Laws of the Queen. The Chiefs then saluted the flag thus:— We salute you, 0 Queen! We salute you, O Governor. The following Blocks of land have been acquired by Government— Province of Auckland. District of the Bay of Islands. Muriwhenua Block (South.J 86,883 Acres. Boundaries. A line commencing on the Eastern side at
a point known at " Takahomi," from thence to " Molutengi," from thence. to ««Waimumuka," from thence towards the upper part of the "Houhora" Harbour to a point where it 4akes a turn (according to compass bearing 357° 30') thence towards the Sea Coast, thence to •« Rarawa" excluding the Native Reserve for Paraone, containing one hundred (100) acres at Houhora, from thence to Perekopua until it reaches Wuirahi, (this being the extremity of the boundary on tbe.Eastern side), it then takes a turn and proceeds in a Westerly direction to Oiumoroki, from thence until it reaches the Sea oi> the Western Coast, at a well-known rocky point called "Te Aral," here it turns and follows the Western Coast line until it reaches the Southern extremity of the boundary, at a point called Waimoho, then turning in an Easterly direction it proceeds towards, and joins the interior line of the Wbaremaru Block, it follows thai line down until it meets again at Takahonu, where the boundary line commenced.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume V, Issue 10, 15 May 1858, Page 3
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283KORORAREKA. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume V, Issue 10, 15 May 1858, Page 3
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