Translation.
1854. 11 December.
Waiuku.
Know all men I
have this day received the sum of Fifty Pounds (£50) once told. These monies are to be deducted from the final payment for Waiuku and WhakaupokoReceipt for £50, advance.
according to my agreement with Mr. McLean—Five hundred pounds being agreed to by Mr. McLean—Fifty pounds I received on a former occasion with which to purchase seed potatoes and this day I have taken Fifty pounds once told. These monies were paid to me by Mr. Kemp at Auckland this eleventh day of December in the year 1854.The mark of x Te Katipa.
Witnesses—
Archd.
A. McInnes, Clerk,
N.L.P. Dept.
H. T. Kemp, J.P., Native Secty.
A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.
Wellington, 4th August, 1875.