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Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims

Translation

Translation.

Know all men by this writing that We Warepoaka, Manuwiri, Waikato, Marupainga 1828. 9 May.Te Puna. and Pani, let go and sell Tepuna to John King for the Church Missionary. Society, for them for ever to dwell on to sell or do whatsoever they list with, the land of our fathers Church of England Mission. and of us also.
And this is the boundary: it commences from the sea to the foot of the hill called Boundaries. the Rorekahu, and from thence to Punatewao, from there it goes across to the main [12 acres.] drain of the swamp, and follows it out to the mouth, and then along the beach to the commencement: about ten acres more or less, and trees standing and whatsoever is above or below.
This is the payment which we have received: 24 axes, 12 hoes, 12 spades, 15 iron Receipt. pots, 24 blankets, 12 chisels, 12 plane irons, 12 prs. scissors, 12 combs, 12 knives, 100 fish hooks.

Wherefore we write our signatures as marks of this transaction on the month of May in the year One thousand Eight hundred and twenty-eight.

[Witnesses.]

[Signatures.]

A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed and Translation. No. 450a.O.L.C.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 29th May, 1879.