Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One

Translation

Translation.

1854. 5 May.

We Haimona

and his family have received the sum of Twenty five Pounds £25, being the final instalment for Maunuotu and te Tomotomo and on to the boundary of

Whaingaroa District

Tutaenui. We now consent to give up for ever this land with its timber streams minerals and all thereunto belonging to Queen Victoria in consideration of the sum of

Maunuotu, &c.

Twenty five Pounds paid to us by Mr. Johnson on this 5th day of May in the Year of

Receipt for £25, final instalment

Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty four 1854.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our names and marks this same fifth 5th day of May 1854.

Haimona x his mark,
and 5 others

Witnesses—

John Grant Johnson, Interpreter

John P. Russell, Settler, Wairarapa

A True Copy of Original-Receipt and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton

Wellington July. 27th 1875.