Island of Moturoa, Bay of Islands District.
1834. 29 December.Bay of Islands District.We the herein mentioned parties, vizt. Sharra, Tara Tickatig,
Wykato, Towhedo and Kowwhata, all chiefs of the Bay of Islands New Zealand, do
hereby acknowledge to have sold, and do hereby sell and convey to David Salmon,
Ship Master of the Barque Moturoa Island. Earl Stanhope of Sydney his heirs executors and assignees for ever, the
whole of the David Salmon. Island Mutaroa, for and in full consideration of the undermentioned
articles which we hereby acknowledge to have received from the said David Salmon,
vizt. four double Receipt. barrel’d guns, thirty Blankets, ten Muskets, two Casks of Tobacco, ten
hoes, eight spades, one Bag of Shot, one hundred and twelve pounds of lead, and
five Shot Belts. We the above mentioned Chiefs do also covenant and agree to
furnish the said David Salmon with five men from each of us severally for the
space of Five Years from the time of his taking possession of the Island of
Mutaroa, and also with a canoe with men for his service. In Witness whereof these
presents are subscribed by the above parties at Tipoonah, this twenty-ninth day of
December 1834 before these Witnesses,—Henry Day resident at Wyroa, New Zealand,
James Landers, Surgeon of the aforesaid Barque Earl Stanhope, and John Buchanan
resident at Wyroa New Zealand and Waripoka Chief of the Bay of Islands New
Zealand.
Kowwhata x his mark.
Wykato x his mark.
Sign’d Shara x his mark.
Tara Tickatig x his mark.
Towhedo x his mark.
(Signed) Henry Day, Witness.
(Signed) James Landers, do.
(Signed) John Buchanan, Witness.
(Signed) Waripoka his x mark.
(Signed) Alexander Peter, Witness.
Whara’s receipt. I Ewhara, also chief of the Island of Muttaroa, do hereby also acknowledge
to have sold and do hereby sell and convey the said Island as mentioned in the
above Deed.
Ewhara x his mark.
True Copy.
Henry Kemp.
No. 206a.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Deed.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, 28th November, 1878.