No. II.
1837. 2 October.Know all Men by these Presents that I A' Rivers a chief
of the tribe of the Na Pui, and
Tapeka. Pirow the son of the said Rivers, and two chiefs of the name Puss
residents at Kororarika Bay of Islands have this day bargained sold transferred
sealed signed and set over
B. E. Turner. to Benjn. Evans Turner his heirs and assigns for ever All that piece or
parcel of land
Boundaries. being situate and bounded by the land of Richard Holtom,—on the South at
the junction of which stands a Powreedy Tree—on the North by the land of Mr.
Stephenson
page 165and the creek—and on the
North East by a line marked by the aforesaid parties—and on the West by the Bay,
for themselves their heirs and assigns for ever and called Munga Munga Nui for the
consideration under mentioned. This sale and transfer includes the whole of the
land above described and all and every thing both above and below the surface of
the same. The division between the above mentioned and Rd. Holtom's is in a
stright line with a Powreedy Tree above named standing near the Footpath to
Tarpuear and running Eastward. The consideration for the above is
Receipt. 3 casks of Powder and 1 Blanket which we the aforesaid parties have this
day received in full payment thereof. In Witness whereof we have this day at
Kororarik set our hands and seals this 2nd day of October 1837.
The mark of A' Rivers x. L.S.
The mark of Puss x.
L.S.
The mark of Pirow x L.S.
The mark of Puss junior x. L.S.
The
mark of A' Annu x. L.S.
Witnesses to Signatures—
H. McLiver.
Rd. Holtom.
John Reid.
Thos.
Graham.