Translation.
1835. 21 August.Bay of Islands District. Know all men by this writing that we Manuwiri, Pari, Taha &c.
&c. let go and sell to John King, for him, his children, and relatives for
ever the land of our fathers and of us also, to dwell on, to sell or do whatsoever
they list, Which is Tohoranui, the hill Wau, and Patoetoe.
And this is the boundary: it goes from the Ti to the Kopupu and from thence to
Tohoranui. Waipuha, and on to Ohauarongo, it then follows the Tohoranui river to the
mouth, John King. from whence it proceeds along the sea coast to Pipipi, it then turns up
Pipipi creek and proceeds on to the Kanohiokura, the Meapatua, Mangatawai,
Paparata, the Ikemea, the Boundaries. [3,000 acres.] Pouroto, Waipuakakaho, from which water it proceeds to Keatiaka, it then
follows the main road to Matauna, the Kiripaka, the Kokowai and Wetungu, from
thence to Kapiro the public road, and from there to the Koukou, and trees standing
and whatsoever is above or below.
And this is the payment which we have received, 100 Dollars, &c.
Wherefore we write our signatures as a mark of this transaction on the
twentyfirst Receipt. day of August 1835.
[Signatures.]
[Witnesses.]
True Translation.
Henry Tacy Kemp.
No. 274.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, 5th
March, 1879.
H. Hanson
Turton.