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

No. III. — Mamaku and Other Lands Adjoining Puketutu

No. III.
Mamaku and Other Lands Adjoining Puketutu.

Waiharakeke Kawhia

Nu Tireni Pepuweri 13, 1840.
Tenei ano matou te tuku nei i o matou nei whenua, kua tuhituhia nei ki a Wireinu 1840. 13 February.Mamaku, Etc. Honetona hei kainga mona mo ona wanaunga mo ona tangata mo amua tonu atu.

Na, e takoto ana enei whenua ki roto atu i Puketutu, te kainga i hokona e Wiremu i mua, ki roto ki Oteki he awa no Waiharakeke, Kawia, Nu Tireni. Na, ko nga ingoa o aua kainga koia enei: ko Ngataumutu, Pukeokiokinga, Ruatupapaku, Mamaku, Taumanuka, Hapua, Tirohanga-kaipuke, Pokanoa, Pukematai, Horopari, Hiwaka, Kahakaharoa me etahi atu ingoa.

Na, ko nga Rohe mo enei kainga koia enei, ka timata i Puketutu, haere tonu i roto Boundaries. i te awa o Oteki a Kahakaharoa, anga atu i reira ra Kahakaharoa puta noa ki te huarahi e tika ana ki Morokopa; hoki mai ana i reira ki te Tirohanga-kaipuke ka anga ki Taumanuka, ki Mamaku, tika tonu ki te kainga i hokona i mua.
Na, ko nga utu mo enei kainga koia enei: 4 Hamanu, 1 Pu, 10 Kaone, 20 Patiti, Receipt. 1 Kaho Paura, 20 Toki, 20 Paraikete, 10 Kohua, 10 Ahi (Tinder boxes), 10 Ho, 10 Maripi, 10 Heu, 40 Paipa, 200 Tupeka, 4 Pihi Hopi. Na, kua riro mai enei mea i a matou inaianei hei utu nui mo o matou kainga kua tuhituhia nei koia matou ka tuku atu ai i aua kainga mona mo Wiremu mo ona tangata. Ka tukua rawatia te whenua, nga rakau nga wai nga mea katoa o runga o raro nga mea katoa ka riro rawa riro tonu ake ake ake. Ka tuhituhia hoki o matou ingoa tohu ranei i tenei ra te 13 o Pepuweri i te tau 1840.

Signed Haupokia x tona tohu.
Tapahia x tona tohu.
Taraiti x tona tohu.
Wainoa x tona tohu.
Te Waimanu x tona tohu.
Te Aka x tona tohu.
Te Hape x tona tohu.
Tuahu x tona tohu.
Te Pou x tona tohu.
Repa x tona tohu.
William Johnstone.

Witnessed

John Whiteley.

True Copy.

Thomas S. Forsaith.