Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One
[translation]
1856. 22 December.Bay of Islands District.This Deed being a Sale of Land drawn out on this 22nd day
of December in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty six
(1856) is a deed by which we the Chiefs being the rightful owners of the soil
fully and freely consent to sell or convey a Taraire No. 1. portion of our land to the Queen of England to become the property of
herself and the Europeans for ever and ever. The Name by which this Block of
Land is known is the Taraire.