Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One

Translation

Translation.

This Deed

entered into on the Fifteenth day of April in the year One thousand Eight

1853. 15 April. Auckland District.

Hundred and fifty three, the consenting of Tautari a Chief of the Nga Tiwhatua the consenting also of the Queen on her part, now I the owner of the Land described in this Deed do now agree to sell this land to Queen Victoria for the sum of Thirty Pounds

Papakoura.

now given by Mr. Ligar to me for this I give and let Victoria Queen of England and her Heirs for ever this Land and all thereto belonging the Boundaries being these on

Boundaries.

the East by the Block of land sold to Mr. Russell and on to the creek Rangitopuni that creek and on to a very small creek called Te Papakoura on the South by the said Papakoura and by the road on to the boundary of Pukeharakeke on the West by the boundary of Pukeharakeke as cut on the ground thence to the large Hill and on to the land of Mr. Russell. This Land being mine I agree to satisfy all men who may make a claim to it in future. A sketch of this land is on the other side.