1856. 22 December.Bay of Islands District.This Deed being a sale of Land drawn out on this the 22nd day of December 1856 in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred, and fifty six is a Deed by which we the Chiefs being the rightful proprietors of the soil consent to sell or convey a portion of our land to the Queen of England to become a possession for herself and the white Te Whakapaku. people for ever and ever. The principal name by which this land is known is "Te Whakapaku."