Translation.
Waiharakeke, Kawia,
New Zealand,
Jany. 18th, 1840.
1840. 18 January.Kopounai. Here are we the men whose names are written below, ours also are the
places which are written. We are selling fully our places to William Johnstone, to
his heirs after him for ever.
These places are situated on the river Oteki, Waiharakeke, Kawia, New Zealand, on
the outside of Puketutu the place bought by William Johnstone before. These are
the names of those places. Kopounai, Te Rua, Mangareporepo, Te Takapau, Te Kume,
Kuranui, Te Kata, Te Rata, Paeroa, Waokotuku, Wahimate, Piritaha, Moari, Kaori,
Pourewa, Awapune, Puketutu, Puiamanuka, Pamamaku, Papaki, Te Titaha and other
(minor) names.
Boundaries.These also are the boundaries of those places: Beginning at the entrance of
the river Kopounai, the boundary of Puketutu bought before, it goes along the
river right
page 375away to Te Rua, to
Mangareporepo straight from thence to Te Pukerewarewa to Te Takapau to Te Kume up
the mountain to Te Rata, from thence it comes outside (or along) by the ridge to
Paeroa to Waokotuku and from thence it descends down to the principal River Oteki.
Now these are the payments for those places for the lands, waters, trees and all
Receipt. things above and below those places, 10 Iron pots, 20 Spades, 20 Axes, 20
Hatchets, 200 figs Tobacco, 20 Pipes, 1 cask Powder 10 Gowns, 10 Shirts, 20
Blankets, 10 Razors, 4 Tinder Boxes. We have received these things this day, as
full payment for the places described (above). Wherefore also our names are
written this day the 14th of January in the year 1840.