Translation.
1853 16 June
The Writing
of this is on the sixteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred andAuckland District
fifty three the agreement of Karamu and the Kupenga also the agreement of the Queen of England for herself, Now we Karamu and the Kupenga the owners of the landPonui Island.
agreed to in this paper we agree to sell this land to Queen Victoria in payment for the sum of one hundred pounds money now given to us, for this we give and make over to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings and Queens after her for ever and ever this land and all that it may contain this being the whole of the island of Ponui not before sold to Europeans we agree that this shall be the last and final settlement for Ponui, if any man or men dispute or claim the whole or part of Ponui we undertake to settle with him or them.The sketch of Ponui is on the other side of this Deed.
Witness our names—
(Sd.)
Karamu.
Kupenga.
Witness to signature—
(Sd.) John Grant Johnson, Interpreter
We the owner of Ponui have received the sum of One hundred pounds as agreedReceipt for £100
to in this paper hence we sign our names in this the sixteenth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.(Sd.)
Karamu.
Kupenga.
Witness to signature—
(Sd.) John Grant Johnson, Interpreter
A true translation
(Sd.) John White, Interpreter.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, September 10th, 1874.