Translation.
1839. 21 January.
Te Kohi.
Listen
all men to this Book of mine, of Kapotahi. I let go and sell to Mr. Baker a piece of land at Waikare—The Kohi. I let go and sell for him for his children for ever, for him to do as he pleases with the said land. The Boundaries are these.Boundaries.
Beginning at Motu Purewa from thence to the Fort called the Ahu, descending to Waitarere, thence to the Swamp Parungaire, thence to the Awa Kowi, thence to Waipunu, thence to Wakapipi. On one side by the old boundaries of Mr. Baker. TheReceipt.
payment I received for the above ground was One Cow, Two Blankets, Three Axes, Two Adzes. Therefore I write my mark to this giving up, to this sale on the Twenty-first day of January, One thousand eight hundred and thirty-ninth year.[Witnesses.]
[Signatures.]
True Translation.
Henry Kemp.
A True Copy of Original Deed, and of Certified Copies of Enclosures. No. 255. O.L.C.
Wellington, 11th February, 1879.