Translation.
Ahuahu,
January 3rd, 1840.
1840. 3 January.Kawhia District.Tekoteko, Etc.I Te Waru do hereby deliver to the Rev. J. Whiteley for
the missionaries and for their heirs for ever, my land known by the names of Te
Tekoteko and Te Rawiri.
Wesleyan Mission.The said land lieth on the Awaroa, Kawhia, New Zealand, by the side of the
village called England or Huwihuwiawa, the village of Paul. A bend in the river is
the boundary [4 acres.] on two sides, and Huwihuwiawa is the other boundary.
Receipt.The payment for the said lands are these, Two Pounds each, two Blankets and
two Razors received by me from Mr. Whiteley. Therefore I fully deliver up the said
land to him on this the third day of January in the year One thousand eight
hundred and forty, and affix hereto my signature.