Waimai Block, Taotaoroa, Manukau District.
1840. 22 January.Manukau District.Waimai.Hear and Understand all men that hear this writing. We the
following named as Mohi
Maxwell and Moncur. a Chief of Aketai, Mania a Chief of Ngatipou, Atutahi a Chief of Ngatiuru,
Tangaroa a Chief of Ngatetaihaua, Ihaka a Chief of Ngatepare. We the aforesaid
parties do sell to and give up all claim to Tama Kohe, or otherwise Thomas Maxwell
and Hine Manaka, otherwise James Moncur a piece of land situated at Manukau
Boundaries. [2,000 acres.] Bounded by the names Wai Mai going on Paetako proceeding on Whahoa—Ra
Maweru—Wakapaitai Kororako—Owhata—te Puta—Ohea—Pukerukeru Wakarongo Tuketuke—Awa
Taotaoroa—Rohe adjoining the Land of the Tribe Natewatua, these are the boundaries
including the aforenamed places delivered up to the aforesaid Thomas
page 337Maxwell and James Moncur to them and to their
heirs for ever to do therewith according as they shall please, and whereas the
aforesaid parties having given all claims of possession to the aforesaid Thomas
Maxwell and James Moncur the aforesaid do agree to give unto the aforesaid the
following articles for the aforesaid piece of land One
Receipt. double barrel gun one cask of Tobacco thirty Blankets ten casks of Powder
ten cartootch boxes ten Spades ten Shirts ten Trowsers two Coats five Axes two
pieces of led two bullet Moulds five hundred flints two lamps one sovereign one
box of muskets ten gowns, given under our hands and seals the twenty-second day of
January in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Ko Te
Tohu.
Ko Mohi.
Ko Ihaka.
Ko Te
Mania.
Ko Atetahi.
Ko Tangaroa.
Witnessed by—
Ko te Ngai.
Ko te Wetuki.
John Harrington.
[Copy of Translation. Original wanting.—H. H. T.]