1862. 20 January.Whangarei District. Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhi i tenei rua tekau (20) o nga ra o Hanuare i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1862 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikahu no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei Ahotu. whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu kia Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni kotahi rau kua utua mai kia matou e te Rokena mo te Kuini (a e Receipt for £100. whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o enei moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Whangarei ko Te Ahotu te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere, ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei.

Ko nga rohe enei ka timata ki te taha o Kaurihohore ki te ara ruri o Herangi i te Boundaries [947 acres.] ritenga o te Kapehu 87°. 45. 8712 riki, 139°. 25'. 5548 riki ka tae ki Ngorungoru ara ki Maungahahuru ki te rohe o Hikurangi, ka haere i roto o taua awa tae noa ki te rohe o Kaurihohore ka haere tonu i te taha o Kaurihohore tae noa ki te timatanga ki te ara ruri o Herangi.

This Deed written on this twentieth (20) day of January in the year of our Lord 1862 1862. 20 January.Whangarei District. is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngatikahu whose names are hereunto subscribed and Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under the Ahotu. shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds to us paid by John Receipt for £100. Rogan on behalf of Queen Victoria and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of said monies, all that piece of our land situated at Whangarei and named Te Ahotu, the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this deed and a plan of which land is annexed thereto.

These are the Boundaries—Commencing on the side of Kaurihohore block at Boundaries [947 acres.] Mr. Searancke's survey line bearing by compass 87°. 45' 8712 links, 139°. 25 5548 links to Ngorungoru or Mangahahuru to the boundary of Hikurangi thence following that page 164stream until it meets the boundary of Kaurihohore thence along the boundary of Kaurihohore to the point of commencement at Mr. Searancke's survey line.