Kahikatoa Block, Mangamuka, Hokianga District.
October 12th, 1839.
1839. 12 October.Hokianga District. We the undersigned do hereby sell and make over to Joseph William Wright
his heirs
Kahikatoa.and successors for ever all that portion of land situate and being on the
East side of the
J. W. Wright. [1,000 acres.]River of Monamuka, Commencing at the creek known by the name of the
Kaiekatoa and running inland to its source or rise, with all the river frontage
creeks, timber, swamps and all thereon to a mark'd tree at the foot of the Hill
called Oturia, and running from thence in a line East South East to the source or
rise of the before
Receipt.named Creek the Kaiekatoa. And we the undersigned do hereby acknowledge to
have
page 267received the following goods as
a full and just compensation for the before named land, Timber, Creeks &c.
&c. viz. on the 15th Octr. 1831, 50 lbs. of Gunpowder and one musket: and
on this 12th day of October 1839, 6 pr. Blankets, 5 great Coats, 6 Blue Caps, 20
Shirts, 5 pr. Trowsers, 35 yds. of Print, 6 Bars of Soap, 75 lbs. of Gunpowder, 1
Bag 28 lbs. Shot, 1 Spade, 1 pr. Braces and 1 Razor, as a final settlemt. in
witness whereof we do hereby set our hands.
Mohi Witingama Hehai.
Wiremu Patene Kai[gap — reason: deletion]ngatira.
Hohepa otene Epur Na Kiwa.
Witingama Tiriwawa his mark
x.
Tamati Miti Rangiputa his mark x.
Raniera Tukupunga his mark
x.
Ware his mark x.
Witness—
Edward Parker.
Robert Hunt.
William
Bellingham.
Henry Pearson.
No. 280.O.L.C.A True Copy of Original Deed.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
15th March, 1879.