1839. 30 October.Mangonui District.Know all men by these presents That on the Thirtieth day of October 1839, George Thomas and Thomas Phillips copartners in business did in conjunction with Clement Moka. Partridge purchase a certain piece or parcel of land of Native Chiefs known by the Thomas and Phillips. names of Karwaka and Kohohutaei and living at Doubtless Bay in New Zealand: and Boundaries. the said land is situated in Doubtless Bay commencing at a woody point on the outside [150 acres.] and having a small creek or run of water about the middle, and the whole forms a small bay or boat harbour and called in Native tongue Moka. Now the said George Thomas and. Thomas Phillips copartners on the one part, and the said Clement Partridge on the other part wishing to divide the said land between them have agreed to do so, and by Division of property. these presents do agree to the said division as stated below, viz. The creek or run of water down the centre or thereabouts to be the division mark or boundry mark between them as far as it goes, and at the head or source of said run of water the division or page 41boundry mark is to continue in a straight line on to the back extent of the said piece of land as far as it was purchased from the Native Chief: and the said Clement Partridge doth agree to take for his share of the said land the Woody point on the outside being the North West side of the said run of water extending from the salt water as far back as the Native boundry mark and all on the North West side; and the said George Thomas and Thomas Phillips do agree on their part to take for their share all the land on the South East side of the said run of water being the nearest to the harbour of Monganui and extending from the salt water to the Native boundry mark at the back: and in pursuance of this agreement they the said George Thomas and Thomas Phillips copartners on the one part have resigned all their right title and interest in and unto the said land on the North West side of the run of water as above described unto Clement Partridge for ever; and the said Clement Partridge hath resigned his rights title and interest in and unto the said land on the South East side of the said run of water unto George Thomas and Thomas Phillips for ever as Witness the hands and seals of the said parties to this Agreement in presence of the undersigned witnesses.