1860. 21 January.Bay of Islands District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei ra i te 21 o nga ra o Hanueri i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1860 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngapuhi no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu Te Wharau. tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te tuhi-tuhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu kia Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki on a uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni Kotahi tekau kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Henare Kepa mo te Kuini (a e [unclear: whakaaetia] nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Te Keri Keri ko Te Wharau te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau mo ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu kia Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga [unclear: tikanga] katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu page 59hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Henare Kepa Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko Boundaries. nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te Wahapu o te wai o Pihoi—ka rere i te awa o te Keri Keri tae ki Karaipaua, mei i reira ka ahu ki uta tae noa ki te maunga ki Pukekaititi ka rere te keringa o te wai o Pihoi, ka whakatau haere i taua wai marere noa ki te Wahapu ki te timatanga.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te 21 o nga ra o Hanueri i te tan o to Tatou Receipt for £10. Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau (1860) nga Pauna moni Kotahi tekau (£10) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Henare Kepa mo te Kuini.

This Deed written on this 21st day of January in the Year of our Lord 1860 is a full 1860. 21 January.Te Wharau. and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngapuhi 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 Te Wharau. Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of Ten Pounds (£10) to us paid by H. T. Kemp on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at The Keri Keri and named Te Wharau the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which 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 H. T. Kemp Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at the entrance of the Pihoi Creek—from thence Boundaries along the Keri Keri River until it reaches Karaipaua—from thence in an inland direction to the hill Pukekaititi—from thence into the Pihoi creek—it follows that Creek to the entrance where it first commenced.

Received this 21st day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight Receipt for £10. hundred and sixty (1860) the Sum of Ten Pounds sterling (£10) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by H. T. Kemp Dist. Comr. on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.