Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims

Te Kopua Block (Wesleyan Mission Station), Waipa District

Te Kopua Block (Wesleyan Mission Station), Waipa District.

1840. 5 May. Waipa District. Te Kopua.

Tenei

ano matou nga tangata i te kainga nei te tuku nei i to matou kainga a te Kopua ki a Te Waitere raua ko te Patara hei kainga mo te Patara mo nga Mihanere o te Hohaiati Weteriana o Ingarani mo amua tonu atu.

Wesleyan Mission.

Na, e takoto ana taua kainga ki te taha ki te Weta o Waipa, ko te Kopua tona

[35 acres.]

ingoa. Ko nga rohe o taua kainga kua oti inaianei te haere, te pou ki te pou, te keri ki te rua.

Receipt for £4, earnest money.

Ko nga rahui mo taua kainga kua riro mai inakuanei e wa nga pauna moni a taihoa atu tetahi atu utu me te Kawana e wakarite mai.

Koia taua wenua me nga rakau katoa o taua wenua ka tukua rawatia atu e matou me nga wahi tapu me nga mea katoa o taua wenua ka tuhituhia hoki o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i tenei ra te 5 o Mei 1840.

Hoana Te Ruitoto her x mark.
Hone Waitere Te Aoturoa his x mark.
Te Rau his x mark.
Ngahiwi his x mark.
Te Wirihana his x mark.
Te Pouaka his x mark.
Te Wiwi his x mark.

John Whiteley.
Thomas Buddle.

Nu Tireni, Mei 5, 1840.