Kohokoe Block, Pomare's Bay, Bay of Islands District.
1839. 30 September.Bay of Islands District.Know all men by these presents that I the undersigned Chief
belonging to Mongonue in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, known by the name of
Wairaki do hereby bargain sell and bequeath unto Benjamin Evans Turner to his
Executors heirs and assigns To
Kohokoe.B. E. Turner.Boundaries. [80 acres.] have and to hold the lawful and peaceful possession now and for ever All
that piece of land being at a place called "Kohokoe" and bounded on the East by
the land of E Haua, and on the North West and North by the land of Joseph Henry
Baisden, on the South West South and South East by the waters forming the Bay of
Islands and known as Pomarree's Bay. The undersigned doth agree in consideration
of the sum of Forty Pounds Sterling the coin of Great Britain well and truly paid
and the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged in the presence of the undersigned
Witnesses and he does feel himself perfectly satisfied with the above payment made
by Benjn. E. Turner aforesaid and he the said Wairaki doth give peaceable and
quiet possession of the said piece of land and doth give full power unto the said
Benjn. E. Turner to be held by him
page 200his heirs executors or assigns to be held independent of any claims or demands
that may be brought against the said piece or parcel of land now or at any future
period by the said Wairaki his heirs or any other claimants for ever. In Witness
hereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of September in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine in the presence of the
undersigned. This land contains about eighty acres, about one half fenced in,
about 12 acres in cultivation and one small house on the ground.
Wairaki his x mark. l.s.
Witnesses—
J. H. Barsden.
Thos. Spicer.
James Jones.
Clement
Partridge.
John Lovett, a Native, his x mark.
E Wira, a Native his x
mark.
KororarekaSept. 30th 1839.
Receipt for £40. Received of Mr. Benjamin Evans Turner the sum of Forty Pounds Sterling in
full payment for the above piece of land above described in presence of the
undersigned.
Wairaki x his mark.
Witness—
J. H. Barsden.
Thos. Spicer.
James Jones.
Clement
Partridge.
True Copy.
Henry Kemp.
No. 232a.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,
17th January, 1879.