Other formats

    Adobe Portable Document Format file (facsimile images)   TEI XML file   ePub eBook file  

Connect

    mail icontwitter iconBlogspot iconrss icon

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

Translation

Translation.

Auckland 30 October 1845.
1845. 30 October.Manukau District.Onehunga.Hear all men! to this surrender of ours the undersigned Native Chiefs of the Ngatiwhatua Tribe who hereby on this day consent to give up to Robert Forbes to his heirs after him, and whomsoever he shall appoint for ever and ever a certain piece of land at Robert Forbes. Onehunga, for One Double barrel Gun and One Watch.
[8 acres.] We also agree to give up and sell entirely to Robert Forbes his heirs and whom he may appoint all waters, stones, trees and everything standing or lying upon that land. Our right of occupation to that piece has passed away and we will not without authority sell it to any other person: but we fully consent to surrender that land with all things thereon to Robert Forbes, his heirs and assigns, both now, and afterwards, and for ever.

We acknowledge the truth of this document and thereby affix our names on this day of October.

[No witnesses.]

[Signatures.]

No. 239.P.C.A True Copy of Original Deed.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 8th November, 1880.