1858. 24 July.Lower Waikato District.This Deed written on this twenty fourth day of July in the year of our Lord 1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the chiefs and people of the Tribe of Te Akitai whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under the shining Sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and their assigns for ever in consideration of the Otuahu. sum of One hundred Pounds (£100 . 0 . 0) to us paid by John Rogan Esquire on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) All that piece of our land situated at Pukekohe and named Otuahu the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of page 577which land is annexed thereto with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all appertaining to the said land or beneath the surface of the said land and all our right title claim and interest whatsoever thereon To Hold to Queen Victoria Her Heirs and Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto subscribed our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of John Rogan District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed These are the boundaries of the land commencing on the North at Te Tau Boundaries. thence in an Easterly direction to Mahauroa turning thence in a South easterly direction it runs in a straight line to Pukewhau Otuahu and Kokako where it turns in a Southerly direction to Paengahaunui, turning thence and running Northwards 29451 links (bearing by compass 335° 45′) to Te Tau where the boundary commenced.