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

Ahuahu Block, River Waiharakeke, Kawhia District

Ahuahu Block, River Waiharakeke, Kawhia District.

1834. 20 November. Kawhia District. Ahuahu.

A Memorandum

of an Agreement between the Rev. W. White, on behalf of the Wesleyan Missionary Society and Haupokia a chief of Waiharakeke, Kawhia, on the West Coast of New Zealand, that is to say, that the said Haupokia does sell and deliver to

Wesleyan Mission.

the said Rev. W. White a parcel or piece of land known by the name of Ahuahu a bounded on the West side by lands belonging to Wadu and Makahu, and on the

Boundaries. [160 acres.]

South side by a Bay known by the name of Uhatahi on the East and North by the river Waiharakeke. And that the said Rev. W. White on behalf of the W. M. Society shall hold and keep possession of the said lands for ever. And I the said Haupokia

acknowledge to have received in full payment of the above described piece of land, the following articles, viz., 14 Axes, 4 Iron Pots, 4 Blankets, 50 Pipes and 18 lbs. Tobacco.

And this agreement shall be binding on us and our heirs and successors. As Witness our hands this 20th day of November 1834.