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1840. 18 January.Auckland District.Know all men who see this Document that we (viz.) Wanui
a Chief of. Ngatipuku, Pouroto, Martha Wakarawe, Paul Hemoaka Chiefs of Ngatipaoa,
have agreed to give Matuku.up entirely and sell to Mr. Fairburn that portion of land called the Matuku
situated on the Island of Waiheke, with all things above and below that piece of
land, that is, William T. Fairburn.within the boundaries herein mentioned, also the rocks named Motutukupu
which stand off the above named place, to be possessed by him and his children for
ever, either to cultivate, or to sell, or to do with as he pleases. And the
following are the boundaries Boundaries. [300 acres.]of that land. The boundary begins at Tirahopuhopu and runs along the ridge
of the hill as far as Puke Okai from thence it descends and comes down as far as
the mouth of the Rakawau, and runs along the ridge of the hills till it descends
into the sea at the point.
Receipt.And we have received the following
consideration for that place, Forty blankets, six spades, six iron pots, One
hundred pounds tobacco, Six handkerchiefs, Ten Axes, Six hatchets, Two shawls,
Eight gowns, Ten dollars, Six razors, Three caps. Witness our signatures written
this day the eighteenth of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight
hundred and Forty. New Zealand.