Te Kohi Block, River Waima, Hokianga District.
We the Undersigned do hereby declare that on the sixth day of the Month last past
1840. 12 February.Hokianga District.namely January in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty, being the sole, true, and only Proprietor of a certain portion of Land, and
the entire of its Te Kohi. John Ryan.appurtenances, both natural and artificial, which is situated in the most
northerly of the Islands of New Zealand, and of which the following is an exact
description with regard to extent and boundary, To Wit, It is named Kohi and is
situated on the Eastern Bank of the River Wai Ma. It is bounded on the West by a
straight line which is to be taken Boundaries. [500 acres.]from a Kauri Tree standing near the Wai-ma's water's edge bearing in a N.W.
direction by compass to another Kauri Tree on the Ridge of Hills at the Back, and
which separates the Land herein referred to from that possessed by another
European named William Nicholson and called Keri Winua; from the last mentioned
Kauri Tree a straight line is to be taken to the loftiest or southern extreme of
the back range of hills running aback, the rear boundary is to be formed by
running along the centre thereof until a Rata Tree is arrived at—from which
another line is to be taken bearing S. by W. to the Mouth of the Toko-e-te-Arowa
Creek which empties itself into the aforesaid Wai-Ma, to form the Eastern Boundary
to the Bank of the said River, and which River gives the Western frontage to this
land as premised, the whole and entire of which We did sell unto and consequently
did relinquish all rights and titles which prior thereto were vested in Us to the
same portion of Land, for Ourselves, our Heirs, and lawful Successors in favour of
John Ryan who at present resides at Paraumu on the River Omania in the aforesaid
Island, for the benefit of himself, his Heirs and lawful Successors on he, the
said John Ryan paying unto Us, one Single Barrelled Fowling Piece, two double
Barrelled Fowling Pieces, four Boxes of Percussion Caps, one Hundred Pounds weight
of Gunpowder, five pairs of Blankets, three pieces of Gown Print, seven Check
Shirts, six Cotton Handkerchiefs, a pair of Trousers (warm), three Great Coats,
one large Clothes Cht, with Drawers therein, two Canisters of Gunpowder, ten
pounds of Tobacco, and twenty and eight pounds of Shot—and the said John Ryan
having duly, truly, and bond fide
Receipt.paid Us the whole and entire of the said Articles, consequently, according
to the terms of the forementioned Agreement, We did relinquish and alienate for
ever and ever, all and every right and title which in Us were vested to the
aforesaid piece of Land, and all its Appurtenances, both natural and artificial,
and of which an exact description with regard to extent and boundary has herein
been before given, from Ourselves, our Heirs, and lawful Successors in favour of
the forenamed John Ryan, his Heirs and lawful Successors.—In Witness whereof We
have severally hereunto affixed our Signatures at Paraumu, Omania, Hokianga, New
Zealand, this twelfth day of February, In the Year of our Lord, one Thousand,
eight Hundred and Forty.
The mark x of Tauma.
The mark x of Romana.
The mark x of
Kaitara.
Witnesses to the signatures—
Pierce P. Tuite.
Peter Lynch.