Translation.
1853. 1 July.This Deed entered into on the first day of July in the year
of our Lord one thousand Kaipara District. eight hundred and fifty three being the consent of the Chiefs of the Nga
Tiwhatua of Manihera, Reweti and Tuaea also the consent of the Queen of England
for herself, Now Te Kauri. we the owners of this Land described in this Deed do now agree to sell
to Queen Victoria for the sum of Ten pounds now given to us, for this we now let
and give to Victoria Queen of England and her heirs for ever this land and all
belonging thereto, Boundaries. the Boundaries are these on the Est by the Pitoitoi Creek, on the North
by the boundary of the land as defined in the sale to Mr. Elliot on the West it
takes the boundary of Kaipakau as defined in the sale to Europeans, on the South
it is bounded by the land as sold to Mr. Fulton, there is not any land now
remaining between Mr. Fulton's and Mr. Elliot's claims all the intervening land
is now sold as by this Deed defined.
Witness our names—
(Signed) Manihera.
(Signed) Wiremu
Reweti.
(Signed) Ihaka Tauea.
Witness—
(Sd.) John White, Interpreter.
(Sd.) Andrew Sinclair, Junr.
Receipt for £10. We have received the sum of Ten pounds as agreed to in this Deed hence
our writing our names on this the first day of July in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty three.
(Sighed) Manihera.
(Sighed) Wiremu
Reweti.
(Sighed) Ihaka Tauea.
Witness—
(Signed) John White, Interpreter.
(Signed) Andrew Sinclair.
A true translation.
(Signed) John White, Interpreter.
(Signed) Andrew Sinclair.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,
September 10th, 1874.