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Monday March 23rd
Court sat at 10am
Present same judges and assessors
Allot 56,57,58,59 and 60 Otaki — Matina Te Kikotuha
Tamihana Te Rauparaha
It was ordered that a certificate of the title of Tamihana Te Rauparaha to allots 56, 57, 58 and 60 containing be made and issued to the governor
It was ordered that a certificate
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Of Tamihana Te Rauparaha and Matiu Te Kikotuha to allot no59 containing be made and issued to the governor. The court to recommend no restriction. Ordered that Tamihana Rauparaha pay £3.4.0 as his proportion of cost of survey
Fees demanded – [unknown paragraph]
Court to notify to the secretary of crown lands amount amounting to £3.4.0 in respect of charges for survey of allots in certificate in [unknown word] of Tamihana Te Rauparaha due and unpaid
Himatangi – continued
Hare hemi Taharapa – sworn
Know the land under investigation – knows the boundaries – the boundary commences at Whitirea and goes once to a Kahikatea tree – it was first marked by reverend Mr. Williams – after that the boundary was continued by Nepia, Te Paratene , Kuruho, Tapa, Te Kooro – Miratana – Nepia is of Ngatiparewahawaha, Ngati Mateawa and Ngati Te Au – Paratene is of Ngati Patukohuru and Ngati Rakau – Kuruho of Ngati Parewahawaha , Tapa and Kooro of Ngatikauhata – Miretana of Ngatiparewahawaha and Ngatihoro –
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Nepia had no land there – Tapa and Te Kooro the Ngatikauhata had land on the north side of this boundary – this boundary was continued to [Otupere] on the sea coast – it was marked by posts – a post was put in at Otupere – I have seen the ‘pou’ – I went there to renew the posts afterwards in 1866 – this was before the money was paid at Parawanui – it was as a boundary for Ngatikauhata and Ngati Te Whiwhi on north side and Parakaia and party and Nepia and party on the south – the south boundary was arranged at the time of the sale of Te Awahou – it was fixed by Nepia, Kuruho , Paratene, Parakaia and all concerned as owners of the land on either side – I was one – it was a boundary between the Queens land and that of the Maori’s – by the Maori’s I mean the three hapu’s Ngatituranga – Ngati Te Au and Ngatirakau – the land does not extend to the sea – Nepia and I ‘tapahi’ the boundary on to the sea – ours extends to the sea – Nepia Kuruho and Parakaia settled the old boundary on the west side the present one as shown on the sketch was settled by myself and Parakaia – the old boundary was marked fence – on surveying the line was carried straight – the portion of the land outside is left by for me by Parakaia – it was fixed as a
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Boundary between Parakaia and his party on the east and me and my party on the west – the money had not been paid at Parewanui when this boundary was fixed by us – east boundary is the Manawatu river – the land included in these boundaries belong exclusively to the 3 ‘hapu’s’ – Ngati Turanga, Ngati Te Au, Ngatirakau – Nepia through Ngati Te Au had no land within these boundaries – it was not land inherited from ancestors but land which had been taken possession of by various parties that is why Nepia had no interest – Nepia’s branch of Ngati Te Au had their portion at Rangitikei, Ohau and Omarupapako and some at Haumiaroa – Manawatu in the Awahou block – they have no land at Himatangi – some of Parakaia’s and Paratene’s land was sold in the Awahou block from Pukehuia To Moutoa and up to Pakingahau – Paratene did not ‘pupuri’ any of his land but Parakaia did – he retained te Pareta;s – it belonged to Ngati Te Au and Ngatituranga – they were in occupation up to the time of sale – these ‘hapu’s’ did not consent that the land should be sold to the Queen – Ihakara gave some of the purchase money to Wereta on account of Paretao, who returned it – we all know that Paretao belonged to Wereta and Parakaia and
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Their people – I do not know whether Ihakara has any claim in Himatangi or not – I heard that he once occupied – heard as long ago that Patukohuru was occupying at Himatangi towards Oroua with the 3 ‘hapu’s’ but when they came back they settled at Te Awahou – knew that they went up the Manawatu with 3 ‘hapu’s’ but did not hear that they occupied permanently but know that they occupied permanently at Awahou – if they had any land there and left it it would not according to maori custom be right for them to return to it now – ‘kua kapi hoki I etahi’ – the Ngatipatukohua went first to Kiri Kai ‘ma matou’ – the Patu Kohuru first took Ohau but ‘kihai I [?] te noho’ and I came after and occupied it and it is now mine, they do not claim it – Te Paretao also first belonged to Te Mate Awa it was afterwards occupied by Ngati Turanga and Ngati Te Aun and Te Mate Awa have never returned to it – Ngatihuia had land at Ohau – I and Horomona occupied it and they never returned to claim it – it is the same with Ihakara the land at Himatangi has been occupied by Ngati Turanga and the other ‘hapu’s’ and he cannot now return to claim it – know of no other ‘hapu’ who have a claim to Himatangi – at the meetings held by Ngatiraukawa about the
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Sale of Rangitikei it was always resolved to ‘pupuri’ and not to sell
cross examined by Mr. Fox – live at Ohau – it is a long way from Himatangi about a days journey – I often go there – old cultivations pointed out to me – I have seen recent cultivations – all along the river not far back there is an inland cultivation – the west boundary surveyed line was laid off in the same year as the money was paid – did not see plan in 1840 – we did not put in the post in 1840 – the land belonged to all Ngatiraukawa that is the various ‘hapu’s’ claimed the land in the localities where they respectively cultivated
re examined by Mr. Williams
The land was obtained by Ngatiraukawa by conquest – if it had been land inherited by ‘tipuna’ their would have been boundaries of each ‘hapu’s’ land
By court – there is post at south west corner put in at the time of sale of Awahou block – it has been altered – it was to the south of where it is now – (witness puts in sketch position of ‘pou’ at B) am not clear about the sheep boundary but only about [missing word] does not know whether at the time of the sale of Awahou block there was any boundary between Nepia and Parakaia – does not know of any boundary between Nepia’s land and Parakaia’s [judge] to the sheep boundary
Court adjourned at 12.30pm for 1 hour
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Court adjourned at 2pm
Pitihira Te Kuru – sworn
I know the land Himatangi under investigation – know boundaries – the south boundary is the north boundary of the Awahou block – I saw the settlement of that boundary it was finally settled at the purchase of the Awahou block – that boundary was settled as a boundary for the Queen on one side and for the Maori’s on the other – by the Maori’s I mean Ngati Turanga – Ngati Te Au and Ngati Rakau only the land being investigated is for these 3 ‘hapu’s’ – some of it was for Nepia and Hare Hemi – the boundary at Omarupapaka was arranged by us Parakaia myself Kaperaeire – the first line was by Parakaia and me and Nirai and Te Roiri – Kapereire – the first of all was arranged by Nepia and Kuruho and Paratene and Parakaia – I did not see that – the second boundary was ours only it was inside of Nepia’s firtsh boundary, so Parakaia told me –
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I Hare Hemi Hou Wehi Pehana – Parakaia Mirai – Kipa Te Whitu settled the boundary as surveyed and shown on the sketch – at the time of survey – the north boundary is an old boundary – the first ‘pou’ is at Whitirea thence to Ngapukuturua and towards Paepae – the first time Whitirea was made a boundary by Mr. Williams and Parakaia – it went thence to the Kahikatea tree – I heard from Parakaia that the boundary went from Whitirea to the Kahikatea – from the Kahikatea onwards it was Nepia and Paratene’s (not Parakaia) Kuruho – I do not know others – I did not see but heard of it – went towards Paepae but did not go so far as Paepae – a post was put in – I did not see their ‘pou’s’ but when we went to renew the ‘pou’s’ I saw their ‘pou’s’ standing – this was before the survey – knew it was Nepia’s post because Nirai Taraotea who was with us and who was with Nepia when the ‘pou’ was put in told us so – my residence is at Himatangi have lived there many years – was born at Taupo – about time of the ‘heke’ here ‘matua’s’ lived also Tepuare Kotuku and Te Raumatangi at Te Awahou – Ngati Rakaun Ngati Te Au and Ngati Turanga are the ‘hapu’s’ who have occupied during the years I have lived there – I have seen no others – I never saw any in Patukohuru there in my time – Puketunau up to Moutoa and Pakingahau was formerly the land of these tribes which was cut off
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By the Awahou purchase – never saw any other ‘hapu’s’ cultivating no Ngati Rakau anywhere else – some of Ngati Te Au are at Rangitikei and Ohau (Piahana) the Ngati Te Au at Ohau are not jointly owners of Himatangi – I don’t know when they separated – never saw any of them cultivating at Himatangi – Nepia’s party have claim on Himatangi – have not cultivated but they have claims at Omaupapako – the 3 ‘hapu’s’ did not agree to sell, we were determined to sell – some of Ngati Turanga are at Otaki – they do not cultivate at Himatangi – don’t [unknown word] about any other Ngati Turanga except Parakaia who goes backwards and forwards
By court – Hare Hemi and Wehi Peihana and Kapereire – it was intended as a boundary between Hare Hemi and the 3 ‘hapu’s’ – Hare Hemi is of Te Mateawa he represents Nepia
Nirai Taraotea – sworn
Knows the land investigated, first lived at Puketotara – many years ago – I went with the first ‘heke’ from here – witness traces boundaries on sketch – east by Manawatu – south – boundary of the Queens land settled at the time of sale of Te Awahou for the Queen one side, the other for us, the 3 ‘hapu’s’ – some of our lands were included in the
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Awahou block – Pukehinau, Moutoa and up to Pakingahau – north boundary at Whitirea – first time settled by Paratene and Parakaia and afterwards by Mr. Williams from Whitirea to the Kahikatea – the boundary I know is from Whitirea to Kahikatea and from Kahikatea to Nga Puketurua settled by Nepia, Kuruho, Paratene, myself, Arapeta and many others, went on towards Paepae – I was there when posts were put in – we put them at Ngapuketurua – 4 posts put in first near to Ngapuketurua – 2nd beyond – 3rd beyond and 4th at the ‘whatinga’ at Paepae – a ‘roto’ – I heard the place called Paepae there, post at A about as far from Paepae as this is from Waitohu where the mill is – the land from Omarupapako to the sea belongs to Nepia and Hare Hemi – that boundary (west) was settled long ago at time when they arranged about the lease and the sheep – I did not making but have seen ‘pou’ and was told that was Nepia’s boundary – the west boundary commences at the boundary of the Awahou a long way from Omaupapako – the surveys line is not on Nepia’s old boundary line – the surveyor induced Parakaia to take the line where it now goes – Parakaia wanted him to take it along his boundary line inside of Nepia’s line – the land belongs to the 3 ‘hapu’s’ the names given by Amiria and Parakaia
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Are those of the owners
cross examined by Mr. Fox – I live at Himatangi Manawatu – 3 ‘hapu’s’ live at Moutoa and at Himatangi – go to church at Moutoa – go to Himatangi to get food from cultivation – Archdeacon Hadfield goes to Moutoa and Te Papakiri to speak to the people – I go with him
Court adjourned at 4pm to 8pm
Court resumed at 8p,
Present T.H Smith, W.B White and same assessors
Allot no 83 and 84 Otaki – Natanahira Te Waro
Continued from pp 51 (and from pp 184 of this copy (side last book))
Rina Puru – sworn
Otaki – Ngatituara – the quarter acre upon which Natanahira’s house, in which he lives, stands is mine – it was Eraia’s my fathers – it was Kotia’s before thetown was laid out and at the settlement of the town he gave it to Eraia – Kotua is Ngatiraukawa – the allotment on the west side was given to Te Pereti of Ngatuara – it was given to him by Kotua – Eraia occupied his allotment no 84 and died there – after his death I lived there – I occupied it for a long time and then went to Rotorua – when we went away we (Raharuhi and i) left it for Kotua and Te Reweti to take care of – left a home on it when we went away – Te Peneta was there living on his allot no 82 – after this we heard at
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Rotorua that he had left and gone to Rotorua – he is now at Heretaunga – Peneti is a near relative of mine – when I came back I found my allot no 84 occupied by Natanahira and Tamati – I did not know that Natanahira claimed this land or that the title was to have been investigated – I now claim no 84 and ask for the certificate in my own favour
Pia – appeared and stated that Rina’s evidence was correct and that the land was hers
cross examined by Natanahira – I left my house standing – I did not sell it – it was a [pokanoa] of yours to occupy my house – I never heard that my husband gave it to you did not hear that Raharuhi gave a different allotment to Reweti
By court – I don’t know whether Kotua did occupy – I heard that Natanahira took possession after we left – he was here at the time he had an allot of his own and has it now
Pia – recalled – sworn
cross examined by Natanahira – I never told you to occupy Rina’s allotment – I only said when [Taumanu] appeared that it was not hers – I did not hear Kotua tell you to occupy
By court – Eraia lived on the allot 84 till his death and after that Rina and Raharuhi
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Lived there for a long time. She had a great many children while living there – te Peneti had 82
Tiemi Ranapiri – sworn
Otaki – Ngatiraukawa – I know allot no 82 and 84 – no 84 belonged to Eraia – I saw Rahanihi living there – heard that Eraia had allotment only – the next no (82) belongs to Hakaraia – he has not a home there – I have heard that that allotment is his – he lives on another allot but I have heard that he is the owner of no 82 – he is here but not in Otaki –
cross examined by Natanahira
Have seen the fence on – hea heard that 82 has the land on the other side of the fence
By court – I know there are 2 allots inside the fence and I have heard that one is Hakaraia’s
Natanahira recalled – the fence on the south is Te Peneta’s and the fence on the west is Hakaraia’s – the fence I spoke of was a small fence around the house
Hakaraia Te Puingira – sworn
Otaki – Ngatirauakwa I know the allotment on which Natanahira’s house stands – that land belongs to Taumanu
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On the west of the fence is mine – I was here at the time of the laying out of the town – I saw Te Akau on the corner allotment – I saw Raharuhi living there – I did not have an allotment assigned to me – I occupied after – by Taumanu’s wish – she was the original owner
Rawiri Te Wanui – sworn
Otaki – Ngatiraukawa – a teacher – know the land – was here at the laying out of the town – the see 84 was Eraia’s – no 82 was Ngawharu and Te Piki both of Ngatiraukawa – they occupied – the husband died at another place but the widow occupied and died there – she died before Eraia died – when she died the land reverted to the owners Taumanu and Kotua – they are related – Kotua is ‘ahua mate’ it was ordered that the certificate of title to no 84 be given in favour of Rina Pururu and in favour of Pia Te Wihe and Taumanu for allot no 82
Court to recommend no restriction
Court to notify surveyors charges in each case - £1 each
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Due and unpaid-
Fees demanded
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Court adjourned at 10pm till tomorrow
