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Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims

Deeds—No. 127

Deeds—No. 127.

Parua Block (John Barber’s), Bay of Islands District.

1835. 5 October.Bay of Islands District.A Sale or Transfer of Land made this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five from William and Charles Korokoro Chiefs of Parua. Parua to John Barber in fee simple.
John Barber. We William and Charles Korokoro doth hereby agree and acknowledge to have Boundaries. [108 acres.] transferred and assigned over to John Barber a piece or parcel of land situated and known by the name of Parua bounded on the sea from huaroa water run to Whynue on the North W. by S. ½ S. from Whynue to the top of the mountain Warranue on the South by William Sturley’s Land on the West by the mountains running parallel with the sea on the consideration that the said John Barber do give us William and Charles Receipt for £20. Korokoro the sum of Twenty pounds sterling and in fulfilment of this agreement we have this day set our hands.

William Korokoro.
Tare Korokoro x his mark.
John Barber.

Witness—

James R. Clendon.
Wm. Sturley.

True Copy.

Henry Kemp.

Delivered in Court this 15th day of October, 1841.

M. Richmond.
E. L. Godfrey.

No. 41.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 27th September, 1878.