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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. 278

Deeds—No. 278.

Papakawau Block, Omanai Bay, Hokianga District.

Know all men by these Presents, That I Pawwa chife on the river Hokianga do Sell 1835. 31 December.Hokianga District. Assign and fully make over our Right Title and Interest and all belonging to certain Lands Creeks &c. &c. Knowing by the Name of Pengnuo and Popacowow, from the Papakawau.Thos. Poynton. [200 acres.] bay taking a strait direction inland across the par Hill intill it comes in a direction with the back creek, To Thomas Poynton His Heirs or Assignes for ever For the consideration hereafter specifide and to prevent any disputes hereafter be it further knowing that I Pawwa do sell assian and fully make over to Thomas Poynton his Hairs or assigns, the whole of the said property by this instrument beeing fully made over to Thomas Poynton and by us and ours to be maintaned in his just Right and Title to the said property in consideration of our receiving two Casks of Tobacco Eight Blankets Receipt. one Iron Pot one bag of Shot six Shirts relacing him from all after cleames from any other chife whatever in the preseance of Wittness signeg by us—

Pawwa x his mark.
tahua.
One Blanket to Tahua for his Cleame.
Witnesses to the Signature of Pawwa this 31st day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty five in the presance of us on the said land—
John Marmon x his mark.
John Baker x his mark.
A. Whye x his mark.
Owa x his mark.
Ths. Cunewary x his mark.

A True Copy of Original Deed.No. 197a.O.L.C.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 17th December, 1878.