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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

(Enclosure in No. 129.) — Transfer from Benjamin E. Turner to John Evans

(Enclosure in No. 129.)
Transfer from Benjamin E. Turner to John Evans.

Indenture of Transfer of Two pieces or parcels of land situated and being on Kororarika 1838. 30 October. Beach, also a House attached and described as follows: Kororareka Beach.
1st. A piece or parcel of land containing a house purchas’d by Mr. Benjaman Transfer from Benjamin E. Turner to J. Evans. Evans Turner on November 19th 1833 from Titory and Ewy two Native Chiefs of New Zealand having thirty-four feet frontage and fifty-four feet in depth.

2nd. A piece or parcel of Land purchas’d by Mr. Benjaman Turner on 23rd Octr. 1835 from Puss a Native Chief of New Zealand containing eight feet frontage seventy-four deep and five feet Backwards.

Know all men by these presents entered into between Benjaman Turner of the one part and John Evans of the other part both residents of Kororarika in the Bay of Islands Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty pounds sterling of lawfull money of Great Britain to the said Benjaman Turner in hand well and truly paid by the said John Evans upon or immediately before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt hereof being sufficient discharge he the said Benjaman Turner hath transferred Receipt for £80. and by these presents doth transfer unto the said John Evans his heirs executors administrators and assigns all his (the said Benjaman Turner) right title and possession in the aforesaid Land herein first describeing To Have and to hold unto the said John Evans his heirs Executors Administrators to the use and behoof of the said John Evans his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever and the said Benjaman Turner doth by these presents further agree to give unto the said John Evans quiet page 136possession of the land and House aforesaid and relinquish all right and Title therein In Witness whereof we have Hereunto set our hands and seals this thirtieth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty-eight.

Benjaman Turner.
John Evans.

Witnesses—

John Johnson.
Richard Sykes.

True Copy.

Henry Kemp.

No. 89a.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed and Transfer.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, 6th November, 1878.