Tenei Pukapuka tuku whenua e tuhituhia ana i tenei ra i te tekau ma rua o nga ra o 1857. 12 March.Auckland District. Maehe i te tau o to tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma whitu (1857) he pukapuka tino whakaae pono no matou na nga Rangatira me nga tangata o Ngatipaoa Omaru And Opopo. e mau nei nga ingoa ki tenei pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri e whanau i muri iho i a matou kia tino tukua rawatia tetahi wahi o to matou kainga i Omaru i Opopo kia Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarani ki nga Kingi Kuini iranei o muri iho i a ia a ake tonu atu.

A mo to matou tino whakaaetanga kia tukua enei wahi o o matou kainga e whakaae ana a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarani kia utua matou mo aua kainga ki nga pauna moni ka whakahuatia ake nei:—ara mo Omaru kia rua rau pauua. Kotahi rau pauna o enei moni kua riro mai ki a matou i te tekau ma waru o nga ra o Mei i te tau 1854. Ko te toenga ara ko te rua o nga rau pauna kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra. Mo Opopo kia toru rau pauna (£300) Kotahi rau pauna i riro mai ite tekau (10) o nga ra o Hurae i te tau 1854. Kotahi tekau ma rima pauna (£15) i riro mai i te tekau ma rua (12) o nga ra o Hurae. E waru tekau ma rima pauna (£85) i riro mai i te toru tekau ma tahi o nga ra o Hurae o taua tau ake ano. Kotahi tekau pauna (£10) i riro mai i te rua tekau ma rima (25) o nga ra o Hepetema i te tau 1856. Huia katoatia e rua rau kotahi tekau pauna (£210) nga moni kua riro mai i mua mo Opopo toe ake nei e iwa tekau pauna (£90) a ko tenei toenga kua riro mai nei ki a matou i tenei ra na to Makarini i homai. Kati oti katoa nga utu katoa mo aua whenua mo Omaru mo Opopo.

Ka timata te rohe o Omaru i tatahi i Opuhi ka ahu whakauta ki Tauinata tirohia Boundaries of Omaru. maro tonu te Wa o Tu haere tonu Taumata hinau haere tonu Pukekaroro ka haere i te page 300awa o te Matuku i te Ahu ka haere tonu j roto i tana awa a Pukeokai ka haere tonu i te hiwi o Whakataupoho a makere noa ki te Rakewhau eke noa ki te Ti haere tonu runga i te hiwi o Tangamata na haere tonu i te takutai a tuhono noa ki Opuhi.

Boundaries of Opopo. Ka timata te rohe o Opopo ki te kongutuawa o Opopo ka haere tonu i te takutai o te moana a taka noa ki te Wairere ka ahu whakauta Te Karetu a maro tonu makere noa ki te awa o Opopo i te Haroto ka whiti i taua wai ka ahu whakatai i runga i te hiwi a makere noa ki te kongutu awa o Opopo ki te wahi i timata ai te rohe.

1857. 12 March.Auckland District.This Deed conveying land written on this twelfth day of March (1857) in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven is a paper of the full consent of us the Chiefs and people of the Ngatipaoa whose names are hereunto attached on behalf Omaru And Opopo. of ourselves our relations and our descendants who shall be born after us entirely to give up a certain portion of our land at Omaru and Opopo to Victoria the Queen of England to the Kings and Queens who may succeed her for ever.

Receipt for Omaru, £100. And in consideration of our consent to sell these portions of our land Victoria the Queen of England agrees to pay us for those lands the following sums of money:—for Omaru Two hundred pounds (£200) one hundred pounds of these monies (£100) were given to us on the eighteenth day of May 1854, and the remainder namely the other Receipt for Opopo, £90. hundred pounds we have this day received. For Opopo Three hundred pounds (£300) one hundred pounds (£100) were received on the Tenth day of July 1854 Fifteen pounds (£15) on the twelfth day of July. Eighty five pounds (£85) on the thirty first day of July in the same year Ten pounds (£10) were received on the (25th) twenty fifth day of September in the year 1856 making a total of two hundred and ten pounds (£210) which have already been received for Opopo the balance being ninety pounds (£90) which balance we have this day received from Mr. McLean Now all the payments have been received for these lands namely for Omaru and Opopo.

Boundaries of Omaru. The boundary of Omaru commences at Opuhi on the beach thence inland to Taumata tirohia and on to Te Wa o Tu thence to Taumata hinau thence to Pukekaroro and on to the Matuku stream at Te Ahu continuing thence in the course of the said stream to Pukeokai and along the Whakataupoho ridge till it descends to Rakewhau and ascends to Te Ti and on the ridge to Taungamata and along the coast to Opuhi.

Boundaries of Opopo. The boundary of Opopo commences at the mouth of the Opopo stream thence along the sea coast to Wairere thence inland to te Karetu proceeding onward until it falls into the Opopo stream at te Haroto crossing over the said river it continues seaward along the ridge until it reaches the mouth of the Opopo stream where it commenced.