Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te iwa (9) o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to tatou 1854. 9 August. Manukau District. Ariki 1854 nga pauna moni E toru tekau ma rima (£35) ko te utunga timatanga tenei mo to matou whenua ki Mauukau ko Opoia tona ingoa nui ka timata te rohe ki Opoia. Omahuru ka rere ki Hikurangi ka koti mai ki Opoia ka whati ki tatahi ki Paratio ka Boundaries. wati ki Omahuru.

A mo te rironga mai o enei moni ki a matou na te Makarini i homai i tenei ra ka Receipt for £35, first instalment. tuhia iho to matou ingoa.

We have received this ninth (9) day of August in the year of our Lord 1854 the sum 1854. 9 August. Opoia. of Thirty five pounds (£35) being the first instalment for our land named Opoia situated at Manukau. The boundary commences at Omahuru thence to Hikurangi, Boundaries. turning thence to Opoia, thence to the beach at Paratio, and thence to Omahuru. The total amount of purchase money will be decided upon when the land has been surveyed. Receipt for £35, first instalment. And in testimony of the receipt of these monies from Mr. McLean on this day, we hereunto affix our names.