One-Tree Hill (Land near), Onehunga, Manukau District.
This Indenture made the 21st day of October 1844. Between
Wanganui
alias Tauteri
1844. 21 October.Manukau District.One-Tree Hill. J. H. Watt. a Chief of the Nate Whatua residing at Okahu near Auckland in the
Territory of New Zealand on the one part and James Haldane Watt of Auckld.
aforesaid Watchmaker on the other part Witnesseth that whereas the said James.
Haldane Watt did on the 18th day of October current deliver to the said Wanganui
alias Tauteri One Silver Watch and one Gold Ring together of
the value of Ten Pounds Ten Shillings sterling as the agreed-on price for the
piece or parcel of Land aftermentioned the receipt whereof he
Receipt. the said Wanganui
alias Tauteri doth hereby acknowledge
And whereas he the said Wanganui
alias Tauteri did upon delivery
of the said Watch and Ring as aforesaid execute in Maori a document of the tenor
and contents following, "Akarana Oketopa
Original agreement. 18, 1844. Kua wakaae a hau kia Himi Wati ki te wahi whenua hei utu mo te
wati mo te Rini. Ki raro i te wahi kua hokoa e ia imua kei reira tahi ano e takoto
tahi ana. Wanganui."
Anglice—"Auckland October 18, 1844. I agree
to let James Watt have the piece of ground in payment for the Watch and the Ring,
the piece below the ground I sold him before both being Together." Now this
Indenture also witnesseth that in consideration of the Articles paid by the said
James Haldane Watt to the said Wanganui
alias Tauteri for the
absolute purchase of the piece or parcel of land aftermentioned as aforesaid and
without hurt or prejudice to the document above quoted
sed
accumulando jura juribus the said Wanganui
alias Tauteri
doth hereby grant bargain convey and assure unto the said James Haldane Watt and
his heirs All that piece or parcel of Land (delineated on the Map or Plan on the
margin hereof) lying to the East or North East of One Tree Hill in the parish of
Waitemata and county of Eden and bounded as
Boundaries. [400 acres.] follows: on the North by land partly belonging to — Moffit and partly to
Paora, on the East by the land of the Native called
William Hobson, on the South by land partly belonging
to Te Rawhiti and partly to —— and on the West by the Lands of the said James
Haldane Watt formerly purchased by him from the said Wanganui
alias Tauteri. In Witness whereof the said parties have hereunto put their
hands the day and year first above written.
Na Wanganui.
J. H. Watt.
Signed and delivered by the said parties (the whole deed having been
previously read over and its nature and import fully explained in Maori to the
said Wanganui alias Tauteri by D. R. Gale of Auckland) in
presence of—
D. R. Gale, of Auckland Gent.
Barnet Keesing Storekeeper.
A True Copy of Original Deed.No. 67.P.C.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington,
21st July, 1880