Translation.
Poverty Bay
Jan. 25 1845.
Know all men both Europeans and Natives We the two chiefs of
the Whanau-a-iwi 1845. 25 January.Matawhero.T. Norcross. [50 acres.] consent to sell this piece of land to Thomas Norcross for him and his
heirs for ever and ever. The payment we (two) are to receive for it is one Female
Horse. The waters were bought and everything growing on this piece of ground. The
name of this piece of land is Matawhero. One side of the boundary is Paumatarau;
and because there is no timber on this piece of land we give some of the trees of
Makauri for building and fencing purposes for ever.
[Signatures.]
Written in the presence of these Europeans—
[Witnesses.]
A true translation.