1839. 3 September.
Hokianga District.
Onoke Block, River Wirinaki, Hokianga District.
September 3rd, 1839.
Onoke.F. E. Maning. [200
acres.]This is to let all men know that we the undersigned New Zealand
Chiefs have sold to
Frederick Edward
Maning his heirs and Assigns for over, A Tract of land part of which is
known by the name of Onoke and situated on the river Hokianga and on the Eastward
by the river of Wirinake as far as the Creek called Ohau Kuda. The inland boundary
being formed by a straight line runing from the mouth of that Creek to the center
between two hills one of which is called Te Porotntu and the other Rahi Rahi and
from thence continuing its direction till it comes to the River Hokianga. And we
Receipt. the Undersigned Chiefs being the true and only owners of the above
described land do hereby acknowledge to have received full payment for the same
from
Frederick Edward Maning without
any reservation whatever of any part of the land contained in the above mentioned
boundaries down to low water mark or of any of Its productions vegetable or
mineral. We do also bind ourselves to give peaceable possession of the above
mentioned land to
Frederick Edward
Maning his heirs or assigns and to defend
page 263Frederick Edward
Maning his heirs and Assigns in the same, in witness of all which we do
affix our signatures.
The mark of Hauraki x.
Kai Toke x his mark.
Keha x his
mark.
Kaihu x his mark.
Tute aru x his mark.
Mohau x his
mark.
Nuku x his mark.
Te Tahua x his mark.
Ta Buru x his
mark.
Haurake x his mark.
Kiripapa x his mark.
Ruru x his
mark.
Tahae Tini x his mark.
Puaro x his mark.
Motu x his
mark.
Hiku x his mark.
Te Haringa x his mark.
[No witnesses.]
A true Copy. Delivered into Court this 2nd day of Decr., 1842.
M. Richmond.
A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed.No. 157.O.L.C.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,
25th November, 1878.