Oahuru Block, near Koputauaki, Coromandel District.
This Indenture made the 26th day of January in the Year of our
Lord 1840, between
1840. 26 January.
Coromandel District. Ho
[gap — reason: illegible]atiu of Koputawaki of the one part and William
Houston late of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales but now of O, Ahudu in the
Territory of New Zealand,
Oahuru. Gentleman of the other part. Whereas the said Horatiu being Chief of the
Tribe of
W. Houston.
page 354Matiwadu in the Territory of New
Zealand and having right and authority to alienate the land hereinafter described
hath contracted with the said William Houston for the sale to him of the said land
and the same is now intended to be enfeoffed and conveyed to the said William
Houston in manner hereinafter expressed. Now this Indenture
Consideration.witnesseth that in consideration of 2 Double Barrelled Guns, 1 single
Barrelled Gun, 1 Cloak 12 Gray Jackets 6 pair of Drawers 8 pr. of Trowsers 2
barrels of Powder 2 bags of Shot 5 flannel blue and red Shirts 4 red Night Caps 10
Handkerchiefs 1 Scarf 8 Gown Pieces 1 lb. Tread 8 Blankets 1 Hand Saw 3 Chisels 9
small Axes, 3 large Axes 2 Looking Glasses 3 straps with buckles 2 boxes Caps 3
Pistols 3 China Pipes Thirty Shillings in silver and One Pound in gold British
Sterling, in hand well and truly paid and delivered by the said William Houston to
the said Horatiu before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof and
that the same is in full for the absolute purchase of the inheritance in Fee
simple in possession of the land and hereditaments hereinafter described and
intended to be hereby enfeoffed and conveyed I the said Horatiu do hereby
acknowledge And from the same and every part thereof doth acquit release and for
ever discharge the said William Houston his heirs and assigns and also the said
land he the said Horatiu hath given granted and enfeoffed and by these presents
doth give grant enfeoff and confirm unto the said William Houston and his heirs
all
Boundaries. [200 acres.]that piece or parcel of land called O, Ahudu near Koputawaki Bounded on the
North by a hill called Papakoranga and Terangihaukaha; on the East marked on a
tree called Tiho Kahitu: on the West marked on a tree called Okotare: on the South
by the Sea or howsoever otherwise the said land and premises of any part thereof
is bounded situated known and distinguished, together with all ways, paths, water,
woods, timber, and other trees, minerals and all appurtenances to the said land
and premises belonging or in anywise appertaining. And all the right and title
whatsoever of him the said Horatiu or of any of the said Tribe of Matiwadu in or
to the same To have and to hold the said land hereditaments and premises
hereinbefore described and hereby granted enfeoffed and confirmed or intended so
to be, with their and every of their rights privileges advantages and
appurtenances whatsoever unto and for the use and behoof of the said William
Houston his heirs and assigns for ever, And the said Horatiu for himself and his
heirs doth hereby covenant with the said William Houston his heirs and assigns
that he the said Horatiu and his heirs do shall and will warrant and for ever
defend unto and to the use of the said William Houston his heirs and assigns all
the said piece or parcel of land and premises hereby granted and enfeoffed against
him the said Horatiu and his heirs and against all and every other person and
persons whomsoever claiming the said land and premises or any part thereof. In
Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have herewith set their hands
and seals the day and year first above written.
Horatiu.
Na te
Wareparu.
Manu x.
Te Ware x.
Na te
Ware
wenua.
Signed sealed and delivered by the said Horatiu the same having been first
read over and explained to him which he seemed perfectly to understand, in our
presence—
Thomas Ley Keddie, Brewer, Sydney.
John Skelton, Coromandel
Harbour.
Peaceable Possession given. Be it remembered that on the 26th day of January, 1840, peaceable and quiet
possession and full seizin of the land and hereditaments within mentioned to be
granted and enfeoffed to the within named William Houston was openly had and taken
by the within named Horatiu and by him delivered to the said William Houston to
hold the same unto and to the use of the said William Houston and his heirs
according to the purport and the intent and meaning of the within written
Indenture in the presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed.
Witness—
Thomas Ley Keddie, Brewer, Sydney.
George Taylor,
Coromandel Harbour.
Receipt. I acknowledge to have received on the day of the date of the within written
Indenture of the within named William Houston, 2 double barrelled Guns &c.
&c. (as before named) being the full consideration within mentioned to be
paid and given to me for the sale and conveyance of the said land and
hereditaments within described.
Manu x.
Horotiu.
Tewarre.
Na te
Waparu.
Na te
Warewenua.
Witness—
John Skelton, Coromandel Harbour, Master Mariner.
Thomas Ley Keddie, Brewer, Sydney.
True Copy.
Henry T. Clarke.
No. 459.O.L.C. A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Original Deed.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,10th February, 1880.