Declaration of James Wathen Preece. I James Wathen Preece of the City of Auckland in the Province of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand a duly Licensed Interpreter under the Native Lands Act 1865; The Native Lands Act 1867, The Native Lands Act Amendment Act 1868, The Native Lands Act 1869, and the Native Lands Act Amendment Act 1870 or someone or more of them do solemnly and sincerely declare—

1st	That I was present together with Oliver Mason Creagh of Shortland in the Province and Colony aforesaid Licensed Surveyor a male adult and did see Kerei te Tuhi, Te Toroire, Hare Renata, Tauhinu, Tautoru Tawa, and Te Pukeroa all mentioned and described in the within written deed duly sign and execute the same.
2nd	That the signatures Kerei te Tuhi, Te Toroire, Hare Renata, Tauhinu, Tautoru Tawa and Te Pukeroa set and subscribed to the within written deed are of the proper handwriting of the said Kerei te Tuhi, Te Toroire, Hare Renata, Tauhinu, Tautoru Tawa, and Te Pukeroa respectively.
3rd	That the signatures J. W. Preece, Oliver M. Creagh set and subscribed to the said within written deed thereto and hereto as the witnesses attesting the due execution page 483thereof respectively are of the respective proper handwriting of the said Oliver Mason Creagh and me this declarent respectively.
4th	That immediately before the execution of the said deed by the said parties as aforesaid I did interpret the same to them into the Maori language and explained to them in the Maori language and that my translation and explanation thereof was correct and understood by the said parties so signing and executing as aforesaid.