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

(Enclosure.) — Original Maori Agreement with John Halls

( Enclosure.)
Original Maori Agreement with John Halls.

No date. Pikau. John Halls.

Naku

, na te Ruinga tenei pukapuka. He pukapuka tenei kia mohio nga tangata katoa ki te utunga o taku kainga, o te Pikau (ki Waiheke) e te Horo.

Ko ahau anake te Ariki o taua kainga o te kainga i tuhituhia ki raro nei. Ki ahau anake te ritcenga mo te hoko o tenei wenua.

[ Plan of the block here delineated.]

Receipt.

Kua homai ki ahau e te Horo i tenei ra 2 Tupara 10 Paraikete 5 piwi Kaone 200 takitahi nga Tupeka.

[700 acres.]

Ko te whakamutunga enei o nga utu o te kainga nei, o te wenua, o nga rakau, o nga awa, o nga kowatu, o nga mea katoa o reira. Kua mauwe ahau i tenei kainga ake ake. Kua tukua rawatia atu ki te Horo.

Na Ruinga.

Witness to the payment

Thos. S. Forsaith, Pro. Aborigines.