Translation.
Know
all men by this document that we the Chiefs and men of the Ngatiwatua tribe1841. 29 June. Auckland District.
give up and sell the portion of land described within the boundaries mentioned in this writing to Mr. Clarke the protector of the Natives for the Queen of England and her heirs whether male or female whether Kings or Queens for ever the land the whole ofWaitemata To Manukau.
the water and everything above or below that land and we altogether sell to Mr. Clarke Protector of Aborigines on behalf of the Queen of England and her heirs whether male or female.The Eastern boundary commences at Orakei and runs along the road to Manukau
Boundaries.
until it reaches Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) The Southern boundary runs from One Tree Hill to Puketapapa (Mount Rascal) by Wairaka to the portage at Te Wao The Western boundary runs from (the portage) Te Wao to the boundary of the land formerly sold by us to the Queen The Northern boundary runs from the Queen's boundary along the Sea Coast to the Bay of Orakei (The places we separately sold to Europeans formerlyPlaces already sold excluded.
to be excluded).And we have received payment for our land Two hundred pounds in money £200
Receipt for £200, horses, and goods.
(4) Four Horses (30) Thirty blankets (10) ten cloaks (1) one tent and one sealing box (Desk?)In witness whereof behold our names and marks affixed to this document on this day at Waitemata on the twenty ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one in the presence of these witnesses.
From
Te Reweti Tamaki.
The mark x of
Kawau.
From
Te Hira.
From
Paora his mark.
The mark x of
Taumata.
Witnesses—
Jas. Stuart Freeman.
Wm. Standinger.
G. E. Eliott.
A true translation.
John Jermyn Symonds,
Native Secretary.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, October 28th, 1874.