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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

Translation

Translation.

Know all men by this writing that we Tenana Witirua &c. let go and sell to John King, 1836. 8 September.Tenana. for him his children and relatives for ever the land of our fathers and of us also to dwell on, to sell, or do whatsoever they list. [1,500 acres.]

And this is the boundary: from Pipipi Creek, John King’s former boundary in the purchase of Tohoranui it proceeds along the sea coast to the mouth of Takou river and follows the main river to Heremangemange to the other side of the river, and follows the ridge to the Hawera and from thence into the main river again, and follows the said river till you come opposite the Rau, from there it goes to the commencement of Waipuakakaho at Kupuparerc, it then follows Waipuakakaho till you come opposite Katiaka the public road which is John King’s boundary in the purchase of Patoetoe, and all trees standing and whatsoever is above or below.

This is the payment which we have received by hard cash twelve pounds &c. &c. Receipt.

Wherefore we write our signatures as marks of this transaction on the eighth day of September, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.

True Translation.

Henry Tacy Kemp.

A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed and Translation.No. 274a.O.L.C.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 6th March, 1879.