Purakau Block (Roman Catholic Mission Station), Hokianga
District.
Know all persons by these presents that we Kaumatua principal
proprietor of the land 1839. 11 September.Hokianga District. named Purakau and Keri, Ruru, Tereti, All residing at Hokianga in New
Zealand and Purakau.R. C. Mission. at the place called Parawanui or about this place have received from
Andrew Baty Reverend Roman Catholic Missionary for Hokianga and Agent for His
Lordship John Baptist Francis Pompallier Roman Catholic Bishop of Maronea and
Apostolic Vicar of the Islands of the Western Pacific Ocean, remaining at the Bay
of Islands, the following goods and money: 30 Shirts, 5 Redwoolen Shirts, 36
Pantaloons, 6 Calico Shirts, 12 lbs. Tobacco, 4 Cloaks, 4 Duck Frocks, and £4
Sterling, for which we hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, and convey to His
Lordship the said Bishop, John Baptist Francis Pompallier, Apostolic Vicar of the
Islands of the Western Pacific Ocean, to hold to him his lawful successors in his
charge, and assigns for ever All those the following lands namely Purakau situated
up the River of Hokianga, limited in the Boundaries. [150 acres.] South-South East by a small hollow place named te Kumuwai, and by a Tree
upon which the letter M is marked and by a Rock a little notched with an axe:
hence by ascending the declivity of the Hill the boundary goes in a right line to
the top of the mountain named Korowahine: hence by descending in a right line to a
rivulet of fresh water where is a Tree laying down, and crossing the same rivulet
of fresh water and marked by a † cross, hence by descending on the left hand of
the said rivulet the boundary continues unto the great River of Hokianga. It is
very well understood that All Trees, Courses of Water and all things whatsoever
that the said land contains are comprised in this present sale. Besides we promise
and are obliged by the present Deed each for the whole, to remove at our own
expense All claims and difficulties which any body would make to us (we) on the
said Property at any future time, And we do hereby promise and declare to and with
his said Lordship, John Baptist Francis Pompallier Roman Catholic Bishop—Bishop of
Maronea and Apostolic Vicar of the Islands of the Western Pacific Ocean, his
lawful successors in his charge, and assigns that we have good right and authority
to sell and convey the said land and premises. Witness our hands and seals this
11th day of September in the year of our Lord 1839.
Signatures of the vendors and of the agent of the purchaser.
Baty, Mis. Ap. their seals. (l.s.)
x mark of Kaumatua.
x mark of Keri.
x mark of Ruru.
x mark of
Watia.
Witness—
John Bt. laCourt M.D.
John Marmon.
Be it
remembered that on the 11th day of September in the year of our Lord 1839
Peaceable possesion given. peaceable and full seizin of the land and hereditaments within mentioned to
be granted and enfeoffed to the within named, His Lordship John Baptist Francis
Pompallier, Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop of Maronea, and Apostolic Vicar of the
Islands of the Western Pacific Ocean was openly had and taken by the within named
Kaumatua, Keri, Ruru and Tereti (also called as per siguature) Watia, and by them
delivered to the within named the Lord Bishop John Baptist Pompallier and under
the Agency of the Roman Catholic Priest Andrew Baty the name and for the said Lord
Bishop John Baptist Pompallier &c. &c., To hold the same unto and
to the use of his said Lordship John Baptist Francis Pompallier &c.
&c. and his lawful successors in his charge and assigns according to the
purport and true intent and meaning of the within written Deed in the presence of
us whose names are hereunto subscribed.
Witness—Jn. B. La
Court M.D.
Receipt. We acknowledge to have received on the day of the date of the within written
Deed of the within named His Lordship John Baptist Francis Pompallier &c.
&c., by his Agent the Roman Catholic Priest Andrew Baty, 30 Shirts
&c. &c. (as
page 264before
named) being the full consideration within expressed to be paid and given to me
for the sale and conveyance of the said land and hereditaments within described.
x mark of Kaumatua.
x mark of Watia or Tereti.
x mark of Keri.
x mark of Ruru.
Witnesses—
Jn. B. La Court, M.D.
John Marmon.