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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

Deeds—No. 111

Deeds—No. 111.

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.