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ABSTRACT OF DEEDS OF PURCHASE OF LAND FROM NATIVES IN THE SOUTHERN ISLAND.

ABSTRACT of DEEDS of PURCHASE in the SOUTHERN ISLAND entered into between the GENERAL GOVERNMENT and the NATIVES, from the 1st January, 1844, to the 31st December, 1867.

o" rd ■24$ « a « District or Province. Abstract of Deed. Name of Tribe ceding Claims. Date of Execution. Amount paid. Otaoo— Deed of Sale executed at Otakau on the 31st day of July, 1844, conveying to the New Zealand Company all claims to land within certain boundaries described in the Deed, (a.) Ngaitahu ... July 31, 1844 ... £ s. d. 2,400 0 0 653 Wairau, Nelson— Receipt for £600, first instalment of the sum of £3,000, in payment for claims to land in the Wairau and neighbouring districts, to be paid in five instalments of £600, on the ]8th Marcli 1817,18th April 1848,18th April 1849,18th April 1850, and 18th April 1851. Ngatitoa March 18,1847... 600 0 0 Canterbury and Otago (Kemp's Purchase) — Deed of Sale executed at Akaroa on the 12th June, 1848, conveying to the New Zealand Company all claims to land between the boundary line of land sold by the Ngatitoa in the Canterbury Province in 1847, and of the Nelson Block on the North, and the boundary of Mr. Syinond's purchase; from Milford Haven to the Kaihiku Ranges, and thence to Tokata on the South ; £500 paid on the execution of the Deed, and £500 paid 22ud February, 1849. June 12, 1848 ... 2,000 0 0 IS Ngaitahu ... 19 Kemp's Purchase — Receipt for £1,000, last instalment paid by Mr. Mantell, 28th December, 1849. Ngaitahu ... 647 Port Cooper, Canterbury— Deed of Sale executed at Port Cooper on the 10th August, 1849, conveying all claims to land between the boundary of Kemp's purchase on the North, Lake Waihora on the West, a line drawn from a place named Kuhaka-wari-wari at Waihora to Kaitara in Port Levy on the South, and the sea on the East, excepting certain Reserves mentioned in the Deed. Ngaitahu ... August 10, 1849 200 0 0 81 Port Levy, Canterbury— Deed of Sale executed at Port Levy on the 15th September, 1849, conveying to Her Majesty all claims to land south of the Port Cooper Block, and north of a line following the Main Range from Waikakahi, at Lake Waihora, to Pohatupa or Flea Bay, to the eastward of Akaroa, excepting a Reserve at Kokourarata. Ngaitahu ... Sept. 15,1849 ... 300 0 0 Waieau, Nelson — Receipt for £600, second instalment of the amount agreed on, 18th March, 1847. (4.) April 18, 1848 ... Ngatitoa 600 0 O 503 Wairau, Nelson — Receipt for £600, third instalment of the purchase money for claims to the Wairau District. Ngatitoa April 19, 1849 ... 600 0 0 505 Waieau, Nelson — Receipt for £600 ; fourth instalment of Wairau purchase Ngatitoa ... May 1,1850 ... 600 0 0 money. 630 Waitohi, Nelson — Deed of Sale executed at Waitohi on the 4th March, 1850, conveying to Her Majesty all claims to land at Waitohi within the boundaries delineated on the plan attached to the same. Ngatiawa March <t, 1850 ... 300 0 0 631 TUAMAP.INA, WaIEATT — Plan of land at Tuamarina, and a letter signed by Wi Kanae, Hape, and another, signifying that the boundary of the land surveyed by Mr. Brunner at Tuamarina is correct. Ngatitoa March 14,1851... Wairau, Nelson — Receipt for £600, fifth and last instalment of the purchase money agreed on for the Wairau purchase, (c.) Ngatitoa April 18, 1851 ... 600 0 O (a.) No copy in Crown Lands Office ; original Deed ii (J.) Receipt missing. (c.) Receipt missing. Crown Lands Office, Dunedin.