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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

Deeds—No. 302

Deeds—No. 302.

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.