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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

(Enclosure.) — Original Maori Agreement with John Halls

(Enclosure.)
Original Maori Agreement with John Halls.

No date.Pikau.John Halls.Naku, na te Ruinga tenei pukapuka. He pukapuka tenei kia mohio nga tangata katoa ki te utunga o taku kainga, o te Pikau (ki Waiheke) e te Horo.

Ko ahau anake te Ariki o taua kainga o te kainga i tuhituhia ki raro nei. Ki ahau anake te ritcenga mo te hoko o tenei wenua.

[Plan of the block here delineated.]

Receipt.Kua homai ki ahau e te Horo i tenei ra 2 Tupara 10 Paraikete 5 piwi Kaone 200 takitahi nga Tupeka.
[700 acres.] Ko te whakamutunga enei o nga utu o te kainga nei, o te wenua, o nga rakau, o nga awa, o nga kowatu, o nga mea katoa o reira. Kua mauwe ahau i tenei kainga ake ake. Kua tukua rawatia atu ki te Horo.

Na Ruinga.

Witness to the payment

Thos. S. Forsaith, Pro. Aborigines.