1860. 24 August.Kaipara District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei rua tekau ma wha o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to Mairetahi. tatou Ariki 1860 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatiwhatua me te Mangamata no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te tuhituhinga 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 ona 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 e rua rau e iwa tekau ma whitu ko tahi tekau hereni kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Rokena mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Kaipara ko Mairetahi 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 me 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 tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu a hei tohu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo taua wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Boundaries. [5,950 acres.] Te Rokena Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te wahapu o te awa o Mairetahi ka haere i te raina ruri, te tohu o taua raina ki te Kapehu 319° 5′ te roa o taua raina 25700 riki (links) tae noa ki te Tuki ka haere atu i reiraki te Poaute te tohu o te Kapehu 311° 45′ nga riki (links) 1558, ka haere atu i reira ki Opanui nga tohu o te Kapehu me nga riki (links) 310° 10′ te tohu, 2490 riki (links), 293° 30′ te tohu, 800 riki, 302° 30′ te tohu, 2160 riki (links) 299° 0′ te tohu, 1890 riki (links) ka haere atu i reira a whiti noa i Kereta haere tonu a tae noa ki te takutai o te moana, te tohu o te kapehu 326° 20′ nga riki (links) 134° 19′ ka haere atu i reira whaka te Hauraro i te akau o te moana 10100 riki (links), ka haere atu i reira i te raina ruri, ko te tohu o te kapehu 140° 10′ nga riki (links) 14638 ka whiti i Kaianganga a tae noa ki Pukemapou te tohu o te kapehu 154° 50′ riki (links) 19012 a tae ki Marahema te tohu o te Kapehu 158° 30′ riki (links) 4143 o te tohu ano o te kapehu 159° 30′, riki (links) 3340 tae noa ki te Karukaruhui ka haere atu i reira i te takutai o te awa nui o Kaipara a tae noa ki Te Ikatauhou a te Punakuaka a tae noa ki te awa o Mairetahi ka ka tuhoro nga kaha i reira Mairetahi Reserve excepted. [350 acres.] kotahi wahi i kapea ki waho ko te wahi i rahuitia mo nga Maori ki Mairetahi ona eka 350 eka ko nga kaha o tenei wahi kua oti te Ruri a i kite matou i te ruritanga o aua kaha.

1860. 24 August.Kaipara District.This Deed written on this twenty fourth day of August in the Year of Our Lord 1860 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribes Ngatiwhatua and Mangamata whose names are hereunto subscribed And Mairetahi. 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 Sum of two hundred and ninety seven pounds ten shillings Pounds (£297 . 10 . 0) to us paid by John Rogan onbehalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Kaipara and named Mairetahi the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed thereto with page 215its 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 Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries Boundaries. [5,950 acres.] of the Land commencing at the entrance of the Mairetahi river following the survey line bearing 319°. 5′. 25700 links to Te Tuki 311°. 45′, 1558 links to Poaute 310°. 10′. 2490 links 295°. 30′. 800 links, 302°. 30′. 2160 links 299°. 0′. 1890 links to Opanui 326°. 20′. 13419 links crossing Kereta to the sea coast thence along the coast northerly 10100 links, thence by the survey line bearing 140°. 10′. 14638 links crossing Kaianganga and arriving at Puke Mapou 154°. 50′. 19012 links to Marahemu 158°. 30′. 4143 links 159°. 30′. 3340. links to Karukaruhui thence along the Kaipara Harbour to Te Ikatauhou, Te Puna kuaka and on to Mairetahi River where the boundaries meet Mairetahi Reserve excepted. [350 acres.] Exclusive of one Native Reserve at Mairetahi containing 350 acres the boundaries of which have been defined in our presence.