Translation.
1835. 15 December.Know all men by this paper that we Ngere, Piripi Haurangi,
&c. &c. do give over a Umuhaku. place to William Williams (or Parata), to his children and his seed for
ever, to do [300 acres.] what they like with it. And these are the Boundaries. Tupapa, descending
to Kauaewapuku and down to Tongarerewa, from thence it goes by the Wai Karakia,
Tawaraunui, the Titoki, Te Ketewai a Rahiri, then to Te Wai a te Pona,
Kauritutahi, down Receipt. to Paetangata. And these are the payments which we have received.
Twenty-four Blankets, Eighteen Iron Pots, Eighteen Spades, Eleven Axes, Eleven
Hatchets, Twelve Hoes, Twenty-four Knives, One Cask of Tobacco, Two hundred Pipes,
Fifteen Pounds, £15, in cash. Now this land has been given over on the fifteenth
day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
thirty-five. Now these are our signatures and marks by which we agree to this
paper.
[Signatures.]
[Witnesses.]
No. 248.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed.
Wellington, 31st January, 1879.