Industry Bay Block (W. B. Moores), Coromandel District.
1837. 25 July. Coromandel District.
Articles of agreement entered into this twenty-fifth day of July in the year of lord oneIndustry Bay.W. B. Moores.
thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven Between William Moores of Kororarika and the Native Chiefs of New Zealand Manga keikei te tai korio te wakauerangi wakakai and Punua for a piece of ground laying in Coromandle Harbour Bounded by two points called panetata and otara for One Mile Back for which we the said Native Chiefs our names before mentioned give up all right and Title to the said Wm. Moores His HeirsBoundaries. [400 acres.]
Execetors Administrators and assigns for ever We the said Native Chiefs having received payment for the same and Horeby sign our respective names to the said Articles of Agreement given under our hands this Twenty-fifth day of July 1837.Maunga keikei his x.
Ko rio x.
te tai x.
te wakaueraugi
x.
te punua x.
te wakakai x.
Horopeta x.
Witness—
Signed Richard Wise.
John Carroll.
Hugh McGurdy.
Payment made.
hawks £2. 1 Musket £1 . 10 . 0 4 Quire paper 12/. 60 flints 5/ 8 rugs £4 4 Blankets £2 . 16 . 0 2 frocks 10/. 300 figs Tobacco £2 . 10 . 0 Total £36 . 17 . 0.Second Payment.
To satisfy some of the partys Being owners of part of the land and not being presentSecond Payment.
at the time of payment whose names are signed underneath being satisfied to defend the said Wm. Moores his heirs assigns and Execetors for ever against any who may hereafter make any claim for the consideration of a certain quantity of property stated beneath in witness we sign our respective names. Ko te
Kiori his x.
Ko te Karaka x.
Ko tawa x.
Tua ngahuru x.
Maungakeikei x.
Witness—
John Carroll.
Fred. Hannkin.
William Cunnington.
2 Muskets | £3 | 0 | 0 |
50 lbs. powder | 5 | 0 | 0 |
6 ps. print | 6 | 0 | 0 |
5 cartridge Boxes | 1 | 5 | 0 |
10 lbs. Tobacco | 1 | 5 | 0 |
15 Handkerchiefs | 1 1 | 0 | 0 |
60 Pipes | 0 | 5 | 0 |
8 frocks and Trowsers | 1 | 4 | 0 |
11 tamma Hawks | 11 | 3 | 0 |
Cash | 0 | 16 | 0 |
21 | 18 | 0 | |
first payment | 36 | 17 | 0 |
Amount paid | £58 | 15 | 0 |
Esteemed Contents four hundred acres.
A True Copy.
Henry Clarke, Intr.
No. 173 a.O.L.C.A True Transcript of Certified Copy.
Wellington, 7th December, 1878.