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1. Whanganui District Library Te Whare Pukapuka O Whanganui

Whanganui District. Kia rongo ra nga tangata katoa e kite nei i tenei pukapuka tuku whenua. Na ko matou ko nga tangata o Wanganui, o Wangaehu o Kai Iwi e wakaae ana mo matou mo o matou Whanganui wanaunga me o matou tamariki me o matou uri katoa e wanau i muri iho i a matou Kia tino tukua rawatia atu nga wenua katoa o matou e tuhia nei nga kaha e mau nei te ahua ki tenei pukapuka tuku wenua ki a te Makarini mo te Kawana o tenei motu o Nui Tireni me nga Kawana katoa e wakaritea e te Kuini o Ingarani i muri iho i a ia ara hei wenua pumau tonu iho mo te Kawana mo nga Pakeha ranei e wakaaetia e te Kawana kia tukua mo ratou aua wenua. A no te mea kua wakaae matou kia tukua rawatia atu o matou wenua e takoto nei i roto i nga kaha meake nei tuhia ko nga wahi tapu anake ia ma matou e kape e wakaae ana a te Makarini i runga i te mana kua tukua mai ki a ia e Receipt for £1,000, compensation. Te Kawana kia utua matou ki nga pauna moni kotahi nei te mano takitahi kua riro mai nei ki a matou i nga ringaringa o te Makarini. Na ko te utunga wakamutunga tenei i wakaritea e te Peina i te tau kotahi nei mano e waru rau e wa tekau ma wa (1844) i taua komititanga ki nga tangata o Wanganui mo te wenua i karangatia e ia mo nga Pakeha Rangatira o te Wakaminenga o Nui Tireni i wakaritea hoki e ia hei apititanga mo nga utu i wakaritea e Wairaweke e te rangatira o taua Wakamiuenga e noho nei i Poneke a i hoatu nei hoki e Tiraweke ki etahi o nga Rangatira o Wanganui i te tau kotahi mano e waru rau e wa tekau (1840).

Na ko nga kaha enei o te wenua ka tukua tonutia atu e matou ki a te Makarini mo te Kawana kua wakakitea e te Wirihi raua ka te Waiti e nga kai ruri wenua i haere tahi me te Makarini ki a te Munu ki a Hapameriko ki etahi atu o nga tangata o Kai Iwi ki a Patarapo ki a Hoani ki a Hekonaia ki a Henari ki a Taiaroa ki a Takarangi hoki o Tunuhaere ki a Aperahama ki a te Munu ki etahi atu o nga tangata o Wangaehu a kua waitohungia hoki ki nga pou ki ngo rua ki etahi atu tohu kua kitea e aua kai-wakahaere i nga rohe. Ka timata i te ngutuawa o Mowhanau ka haere atu ki te pou i tiaia e te Wiriti ki te taha wakatonga o Mowhanau a ka wakawiti atu i taua awa ka haere tika tonu atu ki uta ki Wataroa ki Matakitaki ka witi i te awa i Pungawakatere ka haere atu ki Otareu ka wakawiti atu i Katiaka ka haere. Atu ki Otahakino a tika tonu atu i reira ka wakawiti i te awa o Kai Iwi a tutuki noa ki te mutunga o te ruritanga i Otawa i kotia e te Waiti e Tiki ratou tahi ko Takarangi me etahi atu o nga tangata Maori o Tunuhaere. Na ko te tuatoru. Ko tetahi wahi o te ngahere e huaina nei ko te 'Marangai' wahi iti nei i kotahi tekau ma tahi nga eka o roto kua kotia nei nga rohe kua wakakitea ki nga tangata Maori e te Wiriti e te kai ruri i te aroaro o te Makarini o Aperahama o te Munu o Wangaehu i te tau kotahi nei mano e waru rau e wa tekau ma ono (1846) i te aroaro ano hoki o te Munu raua ko Hoani Kamura i te tau kotahi mano e waru rau e wa tekau ma waru a ko te ruri tawito i kotia imua e Tamati raua ko te Hepara e nga kai ruri o Wairaweke te rohe wakatonga. Ko te tuaono.

Ko tetahi wahi nui o te wenua e patata ana ki Putiki Waranui. Koia Reserve No. Ko te tuawitu. Ko tetahi wahi wenua e piri ana ki te mea kua oti nei te korero a Reserve No. E ono pea rau (600) o nga eka o roto. I timata i te Awarua i te ngutuawa o Waitahanui tika tonu atu i reira te kaha ka wakawiti i te awa o Kaitoke ka haere atu i reira ra te taha wakaraki o te roto o Kaitoke tutaki rawa atu ki te ruri i roto i te ngahere i kotia e te Wiriti raua ko te Kepa i tonoa nei, e te Mawai hei hoa mona i te tau kotahi mano e waru rau e wa tekau ma ono (1846). Ki te wahi i wakaaturina ki a ia e Kawana Paipai haere tika tonu atu i taua ruri ki te Kahikatea i wakaaturia e ratou ki a ia haere tonu atu ki te pou i tiaia e Kawana Paipai i te pukepuke i runga ake i te repo o Putiki tika tonu atu i reira ki te pou e tutata ana ki te arawata o te Pero i te awa o Waitahanui e kitea ana ano hoki tenei wahi whenua i roto i te pukapuka kua homai nei ki a matou e te Makarini.

Ko te tuangahuru. Ko tetahi wahi wenua e ono pea rau e rima tekau o nga eka Reserve No.

(650) i te taha ki te tonga o te awa o Wanganui. Ko te timatanga kei te Ngutuawa o Kukuta haere tonu ra roto i te wai ki te mutunga o te ruri i kotia e te Waiti i te tau kotahi mano e waru rau e wa tekau ma ono (1846) haere atu i reira ki te mutunga o te ruri i kotia e te Waiti i te awa o Makirikiri a i wakakitea e ia ki a Tamihana ki etahi atu o te Patutokotoko ka haere i roto i te Makirikiri ki tona huinga ki Upokongaro haere atu ra roto i te Upokongaro ki tona ngutuawa. E wakaaturia mai ana tenei wahi wenua i runga i te pukapuka kua homai ki a matou e te Makarini me te wahi iti i tu ai te ware karakia me nga ware maori i waitohungia nei nga kaha e Tamihana raua ko te Tahana o te Patutokotoko a kua ruritia taua wahi e te Wiriti.

Ko te tekau ma rima. He wahi iti i Tutaieka ara ko te urupa me te wahi i Reserve No. Waitohungia i te aroaro o te Makarini e Wiremu Eruera raua ko Hoani Rawenata o Putiki i ruritia hoki e te Wiriti. Heoi ko te wakamutunga rawatanga tenei o nga wahi e wakatapua mo matou i roto i te rohe mo te Pakeha. A ko aua wahi e wakaae ana hoki a te Makarini mo te Kawana o tenei motu kia waiho hei wenua pumau iho mo maton mo a matou tamariki me o matou uri i muri iho i a matou ake tonu atu.

A e wakaae ana hoki matou kia kaua e hokona aua wahi ki te Pakeha kia wakaae mai ra ano te Kawana o tenei motu. A e wakaae ana hoki matou kia waiho tonu mo te Kawana o tenei motu mo matou hoki te wakaaro mo nga ara ruri nui e wakaaetia amua e te Kawana kia waiho hei ara ruri mo matou mo nga Pakeha ki roto i nga rohe kua oti nei te wakatapu tonu mo matou. A no te mea kua wiriwiria e matou i runga i te wakaaetanga o Haimona nga wahi kua oti nei te tuhituhi i nga wahi i paingia e matou e wakaae ana matou kia wakahokia ki a te Makarini mo te Kawana nga wahi i wakatapua mo matou e Wairaweke raua ko te Peina. A mo to matou wakaaetanga pono rawa ki nga tikanga katoa i roto i tenei pukapuka tuku wenua kua panuitia mai nei e te Makarini ki a matou ka tuhia o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A mo te whakaaetangai hoki o te Makarini mo te Kawana ki nga tikanga katoa i roto i tenei pukapuka ka tuhia hoki te ingoa o te Makarini. Inspector of Police. Witness to the signature of — William B.

Hori Kingi te Anana x his mark. Te Mawae x his mark. Te Rangirunga x his mark. E Toa x his mark. Harawira x his mark.

Rihimona x his mark. Hoani Wiremu Hipango. Kawana Paipai x his mark. Iharaira x his mark. Wiremu Kingi Rangitauira x his mark. Nikorima x his mark. Miti Kingi x his mark.

Aweauru x her mark (wife of Miti kingi). Hoani Rawenata x his mark.

Aperaniko x his mark. Paraone x his mark. Te Penaha x his mark. Ihinuku x his mark. Tiroonga x her mark. Riwai x his mark.

Hakaraia x his mark. Himiona x his mark. Hone x his mark. Nikorima Motukawa x his mark. Onehimu x his mark. Te Waka Tarewa x his mark. Paora Mare x his mark.

Wiremu Katene x his mark. Te Manihere x his mark. Horomona x his mark. Raniera x his mark. Turau x his mark.

Takarangi x his mark. Hoani Rupe x his mark. A perahama x his mark.

Paora Meto x his mark. Paora te Piau x his mark. Te Matoha x his mark. Te Haruru x his mark. Ani Pikao x her mark.

Rahapa Taroa x her mark. Tarete Aritapu x her mark. Nga ringa x his mark. Epiha Patapa.

Epiha te Aokorini. Ko te Ito x his mark. Manihere te Ure x his mark. Ko Hare Rakena.

Hare te Oko x his mark. Hami te Karoro.

Haromi Pehituroa. Te Mutumutu x his mark. Ngapara x his mark. Hamarama x his mark. Mo te Mamaku. Ko te tohu x o Hamarama.

Mo te Potatau. Ko te tohu x o Reihana. Nga Tapapa x his mark.

Mauahi x his mark. Hori Pokiha x his mark.

Paramena x his mark. Anaha x his mark. Weretone Maketu. Hoani te Wetu x his mark.

Tamati Wiremu x his mark. Aramoa x his mark. Petuha x his mark.

IhakaWaramoho x his mark. Nahona x his mark. Anaru x his mark. Te Munu x his mark. Nga kai titiro ki enei tuhinga ingoa, 26 th May, 1848— H.

Balneavis, Lt. John Cameron, Settler. George Rees, J.P. Te Herepu x his mark. Taratiu x his mark. Hoani Tutepu x his mark.

Tarete Turoa x her mark. Aminarapa Te Koru x his mark. Matene te Ngauhe x his mark. Hoani Ngapuhi x his mark. Makari te Kapakou x his mark. Erihapeti Tira x her mark. Wikitoria Tumua x her mark.

Ropiha te Moku x his mark. Hori, a young child of Te Anana' s, ly request of his father. Hapurona Ngarangi x his mark. Tarakihi x her mark. Aoina x her mark. Mitirini x her mark.

Nga Iro, a boy of Rangirunga' s nine years of age, x his mark. Te Wakawai x his mark. Rauri te Rarawe x his mark. Pehira Rehua' s son of the Ngatiruake, a boy of 7 years old, x his mark. Amaona Tahaiai x his mark. Te Teira Huirua x his mark.

Te Wiki Matatekama x his mark. Noa Nehe x his mark. Panapa Tukai x his mark. Hoepa Wakaruku x his mark. Te Peina x his mark. Taiaroa x his mark.

Anuera te Ro x his mark. Aropeta te Munu x his mark. Wikitoria, wife of Te Munu x her mark. Horima te Ururewa x his mark. Heremaia te Taki x his mark. Ropa ko Tete x his mark. To Matau x his mark.

Hamuera Poto x his mark. Heremaia Torangi x his mark. Iharaira Matiti x his mark. Herewini te Ohirikau x his mark. Hapimirike Tawa x his mark. Karipa te Hare x his mark. Makuru, sister of Hapimirike, x her mark.

Hipera Kamuone x his mark. Hikonaiaha x his mark. Takirihau x his mark. Te Uru x her mark. Paran x his mark. Wiremu Kupe x his mark.

Te Wepu x his mark. Reweti Ngatiti x his mark. Tapukaha x his mark. Te Mauihere Ngatokorua x his mark. Honi Meihana x his mark. Te A huru x his mark.

Hoiwaka Panapa x his mark. Wikirini x his mark. Ko Riho te Rehe x his mark.

Hanania te Kakahi x his mark. Poharaina te Ratua x his mark. Arata te Ihoka x her mark. Reihana te Rekuku x his mark. Rakapa Ngahau x her mark.

Anakerehi Kaira x her mark. Ko Hehi te Kume x his mark. Ripete Te Kauiau x her mark. Te Hemara te Kapuereakina x his mark. Hanipatene Hurataiore x her mark.

Maka Taiapiti x his mark. Pirimona Tutauria x his mark. Mirika Tamairangi x her mark. Piripi Puti x his mark.

Ko Meri Waikiau x her mark. Hone Kingi Tangiwarau x his mark. Honi te Auhoki x his mark. Nikora Rakeaurangi x his mark. Riiho Witi x his mark.

Ihakara te Kuroro x his mark. Wiremu Tumahuki x his mark. Ihari Te Wiwini x his mark. Reihana Taki x his mark. Te Hapimana Koinake x his mark. Natanaira Ngawai x his mark.

Onepumipi te Matuiutu x his mark. Mita Tutahiriranga x his mark. Te Maniera Kote Huru x his mark. Patoromu Te Rangiuriura x his mark.

Toimona Taimame x his mark. Henare te Wata x his mark.

Patoropa te Rou x his mark. Te Rapihona Parawai x his mark.

Matai x his mark. Timoti to Hi x his mark. Nehora te Ikapono x his mark. Tokona x his mark. Hapurona Homai x his mark. Waitokia x his mark. Akiaha x his mark.

Te Meihana Terama x his mark. Te Raipoha te Waiho x his mark. Matuara te Awakaramu x his mark. Imaira Ko Paha x his mark. Rangitauira ( of Tunuhaere) x his mark. Himiona Maramara x his mark. Te Ripohau ( wife of Akiaha) x her mark.

Hiriapiti x her mark. Ko Meri Mariu x her mark. Kotui x his mark.

Makaeara x his mark. Te Opuatea x her mark. Ko Kaure x her mark.

Whanganui District Library Te Whare Pukapuka O Whanganui

Nga Kai Titiro ki enei tuhinga ingoa, 27 th May, 1848— H. Balneavis, Lieut. 58th Regiment. Rangitauira' s four sons— 1. E Ngu x his mark. Te Kahu x his mark. Wakatere x his mark.

Te Ao x his mark. Nga Kai Titiro ki enei tuhinga ingoa 27 th May, 1848— Jno. Hami to Ke x his mark. Potahi x his mark. Pahaua Rumua x his mark. Raka x his mark.

Penita x his mark. Kawana Moraro x his mark. Horopapera x his mark. Taituha Wakarari x his mark.

Porana x his mark. Koro x his mark. Nga Kai Titiro ki enei tuhinga ingoa, 29 th May, 1848— H. Balneavis, Lieut. George Rees, J.P. Charles Wood, D.A.

Aramona Te Upokouru x his mark.