Te Karamu Block, near Onehunga, Manukau District.
1846. 1 May. Manukau District. Karamu.
This
Deed made the first day of May in the year 1846 Between Te Keene and Paora Aboriginal Native Chiefs of the Territory of Now Zealand belonging to the Ngatiwatua tribe of the one part and Francis Ring of Auckland in the said Territory Settler of theFrancis Ring.
other part The said Te Keene and Paora do for the considerations herein mentioned sell unto the said Francis Ring all that piece or parcel of Land hereinafter described Now this Deed witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of Thirty Pounds to themReceipt for £30.
the said Te Keene and Paora paid by the said Francis Ring (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) They the said Te Keene and Paora Do and each of them Doth according to his interest therein convey assure and confirm unto the said Francis Ring his heirs and assigns for ever All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement Two hundred Acres more or less situate at Karaka in the County of Eden TerritoryBoundaries. [180 acres.]
of New Zealand known by the Native name Karamu, bounded on the North and West by Patrick Donovan's land, on the East by Mr. J. Carlton Hill's land and on the South by Mr. Henry's land as shewn by the map in the margin of this Deed Together with all the right members and appurtenances thereto belonging And the said Te Keene and Paora do hereby declare that they have full power and authority according to the Native laws and customs of New Zealand to convey and assure the said land and premises to the said Francis Ring according to the tenor and effect of this Deed. In witness whereof the said Te Keene and Paora have hereto subscribed their names.
Keene x.
Paul.
Wm. Duncan Interpreter.
Wm. Hart