This Deed made the 27th day of October in the year of our Lord 1845 Between Te 1845. 27 October.Manukau District.Mount Smart. Kawau, Te Mania and Patuaoha known also as William Hobson Native Chiefs of the tribe of Ngatiwatua resident at Oraki in the vicinity of Auckland Territory of New William Williams. Zealand of the one part And William Williams of the Tamaki District in the said Territory Settler of the other part Whereas the said Native Chiefs are rightfully seised of the fee simple and inheritance of and in the piece or parcel of land hereinafter described situated near the Tamaki aforesaid according to the Native customs of New Zealand And whereas the said William Williams hath contracted with the said Native chiefs for the absolute sale to him of the said piece or parcel of land hereinbefore mentioned and hereinafter described for the price or sum of Fifty Pounds Sterling and hath requested a Conveyance thereof in manner hereinafter contained Now this Deed Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the said sum of Fifty Pounds Sterling paid Receipt for £50. to the said Native chiefs by the said William Williams (the receipt whereof they do hereby jointly and severally acknowledge) They the said Native chiefs Te Kawau Te Mania and Patuaoha otherwise William Hobson do and each of them doth hereby convey and assure unto the said William Williams his heirs and assigns for ever All that piece or parcel of land situated near the Tamaki in New Zealand aforesaid and containing by admeasurement 714 acres and One rood more or less and Bounded on the North by land Boundaries. [714a. 1r.] belonging to Mr. Newman and Native land on the East by land belonging to Mr. Hamlin on the South by Manukau Harbour and on the West by Mount Smart and a range of scoria as the same is more particularly delineated in the Map or Plan thereof page 514drawn in the margin of this deed. Together with all the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining And they the said Native Chiefs Te Kawau, Te Mania and Patuaoha otherwise William Hobson do and each of them doth hereby covenant and declare to and with the said William Williams his heirs and assigns that they the said Native Chiefs have and each of them hath good right full power and lawful and absolute authority according to the Native Customs of New Zealand to convey and assure the said piece or parcel of land hereinbefore mentioned and described with the appurtenances to the same belonging unto the said William Williams his heirs and assigns for ever And further that they the said Native Chiefs shall make and give or cause to be made and given to the said William Williams his heirs and assigns All further and necessary conveyances and assurances for the better more fully and effectually conveying and assuring the said hereinbefore mentioned and described piece or parcel of land unto the said William Williams his heirs and assigns for ever. And the said William Williams doth hereby declare that no Widow whom he may leave shall be entitled to Dower out of the said piece of land hereby conveyed or any part thereof. In Witness whereof the said parties have hereunto subscribed their names.