Te Ngaio Block, near River Waihou, Hokianga District.
By these Presents Be it known unto all Men that We the
Undersigned have this day 1836. 6 December.Hokianga District. sold all and every our Right, Title, and Interest, unto certain Lands,
Timber thereon, Tenements, Rivers, Streams, and Creeks running through the
aforesaid Lands, To Wit, All Te Ngaio.G. F. Russell. [100 acres.] that Portion of Land known by the name of Te Ngaio, and commencing from
the entrance of the Creek known by the name of Te Totara and following that Creek
to its head or source constitutes the Western Boundary of the aforesaid Lands
&c. &c.: a Line running from the aforesaid Creek, at its head, in
a North Easterly direction until it reaches the Creek called Te Pukoro constitutes
the Southern or Inland Boundary of the aforesaid Lands &c. &c.:
from thence a Line running along the Banks of Te Pukoro to its entrance is the
Eastern Boundary of the aforesaid Lands &c. &c., and from the
entrance of the Te Pukoro a Line running along the Banks of the Hokianga until it
reaches the mouth or entrance of the Creek called Te Totara as aforesaid
constitutes the Northern or River Boundary of the aforesaid Lands &c.
&c.: All of which as above described We the undersigned have this day sold
unto George Frederick Russell, his Heirs, Administrators and Assigns for ever, to
enjoy and possess without let or Hindrance from us, our Relatives, or any other
claim, the aforesaid Lands &c. &c., and all Taboo'd spots or
places, And we hereby affirm ourselves whose names are subscribed to this Deed to
be the rightful Owners of the aforesaid Lands &c. &c., and bind
ourselves to defend the said George Frederick Russell, his Heirs, Administrators
or Assigns in peaceful possession of the same, in opposition to every and all
other claims. In consideration whereof Receipt for cash and goods. we hereby acknowledge to have received Three Pairs of Blankets; One Cask
of Tobacco, One pair of Trowsers, and Six Pounds Ten Shillings in Sterling Money
of Great Britain as a full and just Payment for the same, and free from all other
claims and encumbrances whatsoever. In Testimony of which we hereunto affix our
hands and Seals this 6th day of Decemr. Anno Domini, One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Thirty-six at Te Horeke, Hokianga, in New Zealand.
Nene.L.S.
Horomona x. l.s.
Poroa his x mark. l.s.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in presence of—
A. Chapman.
Robert
Angus.
Witness to the two last signatures, Signed
Sealed and Delivered
in presence of us—
Edward Campbell of Sydney.
E. W. Cooke.
Decr. 12th, 1838.