Translations.
1857. 15 April.
We have received
on this day the fifteenth 15 of April in the year One thousandRua-O-Taniwha South.
eight hundred and fifty seven 1857 the sum of One hundred pounds once told £100 given to us by George Cooper Esquire being the final payment as agreed to be given to us for our Land which we consented to transfer to Victoria the Queen of England andPrice, £1,200.
to Her Successors Kings and Queens for ever and ever. The payment promised forReceived— | |
22 Sept., '55 | £100 |
23 Mar., '56 | £1,000 |
15 Apr., '57 | 100 |
£1,200 |
Boundaries.
but the boundaries have been all recited and set forth in the Deed of Sale on the receipt of the One thousand Pounds.Wherefore on the receipt of this sum we sign our names and marks to this Deed.
Te Hapuku x
Ika o te Moana,
and 49 other signatures.
Witnesses to this payment and to these signatures—
Wm. R. D. Ferguson, Settler, Pakowhai.
Te Waka Rewharewha, Te
Aute.
Ko te Wiremu Pukapuka, Rangitikei.
A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.
Wellington, February 19th, 1876.