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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

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Translation.

1835. 16 November.Hohi. Know all men by this writing that we Warepoaka, Ngawau and Taotahi, let go and sell to John King for him, his children and relatives for ever the land of our fathers and of us also, which is enclosed in this boundary. And this is the boundary: from the ridge John King. above Hohii it turns down to Thomas Hansen’s piece at Waitohora, it then follows that Boundaries. water to Nonoti, Korowaitara, Waitataramoa, from that water it turns up along the side of the Kiripaka to Ruahoea, the ridge which goes to Pukenui, John King’s boundary, then forms this side to the Rorekahu, down to the sea, it then goes along to the Pa at Rangihoua and from there to Thomas Hansen’s piece at Hohii: and trees standing and whatsoever is above or below. This is the payment which we have received, 1 large Receipt. Cask of Tobacco, 212 lb. &c. &c. Wherefore we write our signature as a mark of this transaction on the sixteenth day of November in the year 1835.

[Signatures.]

[Witnesses.]

True Translation.

Henry Tacy Kemp.