Kororareka Beach (Back of), Bay of Islands District.
Know all men by these presents That We Native Chiefs belonging
to Kororareka in the
1839. 13 September.Bay of Islands District. Bay of Islands New Zealand known by the names of E wai, E tete, E rari, E
paru, E terokai, E towi, do hereby bargain and sell and bequeath unto Benjamin
Evans
Kororareka Beach.B. E. Turner. Turner to his Executors Heirs and Assigns, to have and to hold the lawful
and peaceful possession now and for evermore, all that piece of land situated at
the North end of
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Kororareka Beach (at
the back of the Beach) bounded on the North end by the land of
J. S. Polack running up a creek by two certain trees
called the Booredie, and continuing to run up the ridge of a hill by the name of
—— and still running along the top of the
Boundaries. [7 acres.] hill to the other end of the said hill and then running the ridge on the
other side the hill, and bounded on the South side by the land of a small portion
of Wm. Connolley and Thos. Spicer and continuing across the flat by the land of
Capt. Clayton crossing the Creek. We the undersigned do agree in consideration of
the sum of twenty nine pounds cash with Twenty One Shirts, One Fowling Piece,
Three Boxes of Caps; Four pieces Print, Twelve Blankets, Four pair Trowsers, do
hereby feel ourselves perfectly satisfied and from henceforth give up all claim to
the said Land unto the said Benjamin Evans Turner or his heirs executors or
assigns for evermore. Therefore we E wai, E tete, E rari, E paru, E terokai, E
towi do put our hands and seals on the Thirteenth day of September in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.
Receipt. Received the sum of Twenty Nine Pounds, and Twenty One Shirts, One Fowling
piece, Three boxes Caps, Four pieces Print, Twelve Blankets, and Four pairs
Trowsers.
E wai his mark. l.s.
E tete.
L.S.
E rari.
L.S.
E paru.
L.S.
E terokai her mark. l.s.
E towi his mark. l.s.
Witness—
M. E. Murnin.
Fras. Hodgkinson.
Joseph Meyrick.
Peter
Moody.
John Johnson.
A True Copy. Delivered into Court this 16th day of October, 1842.
M. Richmond.
E. L. Godfrey.
A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed.No. 233.O.L.C.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,
20th January, 1879.