Omanaia Block, Waima, Hokianga District.
Know all Men by these presents that we Peawea, Eperra, Wattea, Eapoo, Chiefs of
1839. 28 October.Hokianga District.New Zealand have received from Jeremiah McCrohan of Sydney in the Colony of
Omanaia.New South Wales the following goods, namely Twenty-four Shirts, nine pairs
of blankets, two Casks of Powder and fifty Cannisters of Powder, six Shepherd's
great
C. H. Chambers.Coats, twelve pairs of fustian trowsers, six bars of lead, Twelve Gowns,
Four fowling pieces, Six Spades and Seven Blankets, Seven pairs of Trowsers and
Three pounds British money paid to bring the Goods (so paid to us for the land)
from Kororareka for which we do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey to
him the said Mr. Jeremiah
page 268McCrohan to
hold to him his heirs and assigns for ever All those the following lands namely
from Captn. Herd's boundary that is from a booredy Tree in a straight direction
Boundaries. [1,000 acres.]up to the Paa, and from the Paa turning to the left by Captn. Herd's
boundary until you get to the Wyma River, and from the above Bowroody tree to John
Ryans boundary in front, then running up Ryans bounds until it joins Mr. Thos.
Cassidys and Mr. Butlers in rear. And we do hereby promise and declare to and with
the said Jeremiah McCrohan his heirs and assigns that we have good right and
authority to sell and convey the said land and premises. Witness our hands and
seals this Twenty- Eight day of October in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-nine.
Peawea x his mark.
Eperra x his mark.
Wattea x his mark.
Eapoo x his mark.
Te Witu alias Hua x his mark.
Signed and Sealed in the presence of us by the persons selling the
Land—
(Sgnd.) Edw. Parker.
(Sgnd.) Jno. Baker x his mark.
(Sgnd.)
Jno. Ryan x his mark.
(Sgnd.) Thos. Poynton.
Peaceable possession taken and delivered. Be it remembered that on the twenty-eighth day of October in the Year of our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Nine peaceable and quiet possession and
full seizen of the Land and hereditaments within mentioned to be granted and
enfeoffed to the within named Jeremiah McCrohan was openly had and taken by the
within named Chiefs and by them delivered to the within named Jeremiah McCrohan in
the name of and for the said Jeremiah McCrohan, To Hold the same unto and to the
use of the said Jeremiah McCrohan and his heirs and Assigns according to the
purport and true intent and meaning of the within written Deed in the presence of
us whose names are hereunto subscribed.
(Signed) Edw. Parker.
(Signed) Jno. Baker x his mark.
(Signed) Jno. Ryan x his mark.
(Signed) Thos. Poynton.
Receipt.We acknowledge to have received on the day of the date of the within written
Deed of the within named Jeremiah McCrohan twenty-four shirts, nine pair Blankets,
Two Casks of Powder and Fifty Cannisters Powder, six Shepherd's great Coats,
Twelve pair of fustian Trowsers, six bars of Lead, Twelve Gowns, Four fowling
pieces, Six Spades and Seven Blankets, seven pair of Trowsers and three pounds
British money paid to bring the goods so paid to us for the said land from
Kororareka being the full consideration within expressed to be paid and given to
us for the sale and conveyance of the said Land and hereditaments within
described.
Peawea his x mark.
Eperra his x mark.
Wattea his x
mark.
Eapoo his x mark.
Witness—
(Signd.) Edw. Parker.
(Signd.) Jno. Baker his x mark.
(Signd.)
Thos. Poynton.
(Signd.) Jno. Ryan his x mark.
A true Copy. Delivered into Court this 27th day of Jany., 1843.
M. Richmond.