Kororareka Beach (Land on), Bay of Islands District. 1839. 10 February. Bay of Islands District.
Feby. 10th, 1839.
Know
all men by these Presents That we Native Chiefs of Kororareka and known by the names of Taria or Rahia and Sons named Akeiro and Parangi and A Hongi doKororarika. Beach.Norman and Cook.Boundaries.
bargain and sell and bequeath to Joseph Norman and Charles Cook all that piece or parcel of Land situated and being on the same beach and bounded as follows, on the North by John Johnson's on the South by Native land on the East by the Swamp on the West by Mr. Wm. Moore's and measuring in length 97 feet and measuring in width 45 feet which we the undersigned do agree in consideration of the sum of TwentyReceipt.
pounds in lawful and sterling money with five Blankets valued Five Pounds for which we do agree one and all to give up our separate claims to Joseph Norman and Charles Cook their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever. In Witness thereof we have set our hands and seals in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.Native signatures—
A Keiro.
Taria.
Parangi.
A Hongi.
Witness—
Henry Henderson.
Samuel Simpson x his mark.
Jos. Norman.
Charles J. Cook.
True Copy.
Hy. Tacy Kemp.