Translation.
1840. 20 January. Whangarei District.
Listen all men to this book of ours, of Kaharoa, of Auwenua, of Waikereru, of Puko, of Toa. We give up and sell to Robert Twaites for himself and children and relatives to reside upon or sell or do what they please with the land of our ancestors and ofKaiwaka.
ourselves also situated at the side of Waiotahi (river), Moenoa, till it comes out at theRobert Twaites. [10,240 acres]
top of the ridge and thence descending to Kaiwaka. All the and with all the treos and all things belonging to that place. The payment for that (piece) is, 1 cask Tobacco,Receipt
5 Coats, 4 Trowsers, 2 casks Powder, 4 Blankets, 10 Shirts, 2 Gown Pieces, 8 Dutch Hoes, 1 Hoe, 1 Cap, 2 Double Barrel (guns), 20 Hatchets, 1 Cask Flour have been delivered to me. Therefore we write our names on the 20th of January 1840.[Witness.]
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