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

Deeds Receipts—No. 115. Interests of Kiwi in the Whaingaroa Block

Deeds Receipts—No. 115. Interests of Kiwi in the Whaingaroa Block.

Received

from the Native Secretary the sum of Ten Pounds.

1853. 30 December.

Whaingaroa.

Receipt for £10

Kiwi's claims

Auckland,30th December, 1853

(Signed) Kiwi x his mark

Witness—

(Signed) Piri Kawau

" Wiremu Maihi

" John Hobbs

The Native Secretary paid this sum on account of the Surveyor General to the Chief Kiwi who had come to Auckland to prefer a claim to the Whaingaroa purchase and no formal deed of surrender of his claim thereto was considered necessary.

(Signed) C. L. Nugent

26th. January, 1854

A True Copy of Certified Receipt.

H. Hanson Turton

Wellington February. 10th 1876.