Translation.
1857. 13 October. Received by us this day the thirteenth (13) of October in the year of our
Lord One Whangarei District. thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven 1857 the sum of Two hundred and fifty
one pounds, one shilling stg £251 . 1 . 0 as the first instalment for our land
Otaiheke which we this day make over as a lasting possession to Victoria Queen of
England and to the Otaiheke. Kings and Queens who may succeed her for ever.
Receipt for £251 . 1 . 0, first instalment. The boundaries are these, commencing at the land of Rangaunu at the
Wai-keri-a-Wera thence inland to the Hoteo Creek to Wai-te-Whaonga thence Northward
to the Mangawhai boundary (the Hoteo Creek being the boundary) to Waititi thence
turning Boundaries. backward to the sea to the Arai on the Mangawhai boundary thence coming on
the sand to Te Wai-keri-a-Wera where the boundary joins.
The final payment for this block of land will be determined when the boundaries
have been surveyed and the nature of the soil ascertained.
And in token of our having received this sum (specified above) and that the land
also has been finally surrendered to the Queen we have hereunto signed our names and
marks in the
Te Kiri x.
Te Urunga x.
Torohia.
Presence of—
William N. Searancke, Dist. Commr. and Surveyor.
William B. Baker,
Chf. Clk. L.P.D.
A True Copy of Original Deed Receipt and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
July 23rd, 1875