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

Payment for the Land

Payment for the Land.

£ s. d.
Endorsement.Seventeen pair Blankets 17 0 0
Six pieces prents 6 0 0
Two Great Coats 5 0 0
Two Kegs of Powder 7 10 0
Eight Cotton Shirts 1 12 0
Thirty-seven pounds Tobacco 7 8 0
Six pair Trowsers 2 0 0
One Double Barrell Gun 10 0 0
Two Chests 2 0 0
Eeight Cartouch Boxes 3 4 0
Four Handkerchiefs 0 4 0
Two Cloth Caps 1 0 0
Five Red Caps 0 10 0
Two pieces Lead 0 14 0
Two Muskets 2 0 0
Three pieces Prents 3 0 0
£69 2 0

Ko horo peta his x mark.

Witness—

Signed Wm. Moores.
Wm. Grigg.

In addition to the above payment one Coat of £4 value has been given, and a Shirt worth 6/. The extent or measurement of the purchase may be from 400 to 500 acres.

No. 112.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed and Endorsement.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington,13th November, 1878.