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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

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1836. 21 September.Hokianga District.Hear all men this document of George Clarke together, with Nene, Witerua and Paora Hako: we let go and sell also to George Clarke and to his children for ever to do whatever they like with a piece of land and the things above and the things below this land. Waikaraka.George Clarke.Boundaries. These are the boundaries: on the South from the portion of land which Tohu and others have let go, going by the great road in a direct line to the top of Pararoro, and to the water Kotaire and reaches the Ngatete going by that greats stream till it reaches the place which Nene and others have sold to George Clarke Receipt. The great name of the place is Hokianga. The boundary to the East is Potaitupu: the boundary to the North is Mangakaretu which is the boundary of Mr. Shepherd's purchase till it reaches the piece of land purchased by George Clarke of Nene: the boundary, to the West is Wakanekeneke, and the boundary of the land which Nene has let go to George Clarke. The great name of the place is the Waikaraka. These are the payments which we have received: forty blankets ten spades, twenty hatchets, ten iron pots, ten plane irons, two planes, three cows, ten pounds of money, one horse. Let this be sure our signs and our signatures on the 21st of the days of September in the year of our Lord 1836.— Additional payment. After this, to make straight the boundary, line there has been given to Nene and others for the water Ngatete till it reaches the water Kotane to the top of Pararoro two horses, forty pounds of money, six axes, two hatchets.

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