Listen all people to this Book written by Kawau, Tinana, Reweti Tamaki and other Chiefs of the (tribe) Ngatiwhatua on the one side by George Clarke Protector of the Aborigines for the Queen of England on the other side they have consented to give up to sell a portion of land to the Queen of England for ever and ever (for whatever purposes Her Majesty may deem right). The Boundary of the said piece of land we have now sold is this--The Boundary to the North is the River of the Waitemata from the River named Mataharehare[A] reaching the River called Opou[B] and from the extremity of Opou[B] in a straight line to Maunga Wau[C] up to the rise of extremity of Mataharehare[A] and from the extremity of Mataharehare[A] up to the River of Waitemata the extent of this piece of land is this Three Thousand acres more or less. The payment for the said Land is this Fifty Blankets Fifty Pounds of Money Twenty trousers Twenty shirts Ten waistcoats Ten caps Four Casks of Tobacco One box of pipes One hundred yards of gown pieces Ten iron pots One bag of sugar One bag of Flour Twenty Hatchets. This writing with our signatures in this book is true signed by us on the Twentieth day of October in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty of our Lord. (Signed) _G. Clarke, P.A._ (Signed _The Mark of X Kawau_ _Ko Te Reweti Tamaki_ _The Mark of X Tinana_ _The Mark of X Horo_ Witnesses:-- _Thomas Ryan, J.P., Major, 50th Regt._ _Wm. C. Symonds, P.M., Capt., 96th Regt._ I have received Six Pounds in Money (£6) in addition to the money (named above) from Captain Symonds. (Signed) _Na Te Reweti_ Witnesses:-- _Edward Shortland_ _J. Coates_ 29th July, 1841 [A] MATAHAREHARE, Bay at the foot of Brighton Road, Hobson Bay. [B] OPOU, Cox's Creek. [C] MAUNGA WAU, Mount Eden. Auckland City had now begun its career. On the 17th October, Captain Hobson again visited Auckland, but did not make an official landing until 14th March, 1841, when he was received with such honours as the small community could furnish. There was a guard of honour in attendance. A procession was formed, and the Lieutenant-Governor was escorted to the newly-erected official residence. Shortly after the Lieutenant-Governor had taken up his residence in Auckland, New Zealand was proclaimed, on 3rd May, 1841, to be independent of New South Wales, and Captain Hobson continued in office, becoming Governor instead of Lieutenant-Governor.