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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

Omanaia Block, Waima, Hokianga District

Omanaia Block, Waima, Hokianga District.

Know all Men by these presents that we Peawea, Eperra, Wattea, Eapoo, Chiefs of 1839. 28 October.Hokianga District.New Zealand have received from Jeremiah McCrohan of Sydney in the Colony of Omanaia.New South Wales the following goods, namely Twenty-four Shirts, nine pairs of blankets, two Casks of Powder and fifty Cannisters of Powder, six Shepherd's great C. H. Chambers.Coats, twelve pairs of fustian trowsers, six bars of lead, Twelve Gowns, Four fowling pieces, Six Spades and Seven Blankets, Seven pairs of Trowsers and Three pounds British money paid to bring the Goods (so paid to us for the land) from Kororareka for which we do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey to him the said Mr. Jeremiah page 268McCrohan to hold to him his heirs and assigns for ever All those the following lands namely from Captn. Herd's boundary that is from a booredy Tree in a straight direction Boundaries. [1,000 acres.]up to the Paa, and from the Paa turning to the left by Captn. Herd's boundary until you get to the Wyma River, and from the above Bowroody tree to John Ryans boundary in front, then running up Ryans bounds until it joins Mr. Thos. Cassidys and Mr. Butlers in rear. And we do hereby promise and declare to and with the said Jeremiah McCrohan his heirs and assigns that we have good right and authority to sell and convey the said land and premises. Witness our hands and seals this Twenty- Eight day of October in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.

Peawea x his mark.
Eperra x his mark.
Wattea x his mark.
Eapoo x his mark.
Te Witu alias Hua x his mark.

Signed and Sealed in the presence of us by the persons selling the Land—
(Sgnd.) Edw. Parker.
(Sgnd.) Jno. Baker x his mark.
(Sgnd.) Jno. Ryan x his mark.
(Sgnd.) Thos. Poynton.

Peaceable possession taken and delivered. Be it remembered that on the twenty-eighth day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Nine peaceable and quiet possession and full seizen of the Land and hereditaments within mentioned to be granted and enfeoffed to the within named Jeremiah McCrohan was openly had and taken by the within named Chiefs and by them delivered to the within named Jeremiah McCrohan in the name of and for the said Jeremiah McCrohan, To Hold the same unto and to the use of the said Jeremiah McCrohan and his heirs 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.

(Signed) Edw. Parker.
(Signed) Jno. Baker x his mark.
(Signed) Jno. Ryan x his mark.
(Signed) Thos. Poynton.

Receipt.We acknowledge to have received on the day of the date of the within written Deed of the within named Jeremiah McCrohan twenty-four shirts, nine pair Blankets, Two Casks of Powder and Fifty Cannisters Powder, six Shepherd's great Coats, Twelve pair of fustian Trowsers, six bars of Lead, Twelve Gowns, Four fowling pieces, Six Spades and Seven Blankets, seven pair of Trowsers and three pounds British money paid to bring the goods so paid to us for the said land from Kororareka being the full consideration within expressed to be paid and given to us for the sale and conveyance of the said Land and hereditaments within described.

Peawea his x mark.
Eperra his x mark.
Wattea his x mark.
Eapoo his x mark.

Witness—

(Signd.) Edw. Parker.
(Signd.) Jno. Baker his x mark.
(Signd.) Thos. Poynton.
(Signd.) Jno. Ryan his x mark.

A true Copy. Delivered into Court this 27th day of Jany., 1843.

M. Richmond.