4W<' ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chat. XVU. 
" the Island of New Zealand, have, in consideration of 
" twelve axes to me in hand now paid and delivered 
" by the Reverend Samuel Marsden, of Parramatta, in 
" the territory of New South \^'^ales, given, granted, 
" bargained, and sold, and by this present instrument 
" do give, grant, bargain, and sell unto the Committee 
** of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the 
" East, instituted in London, in the kingdom of Great 
" Britain, and to their heirs and successors, all that 
" piece and parcel of land situate in the district of 
" Hoshee, in the Island of New Zealand, bounded on 
** the south side by the Bay of Tippoona and the town 
" of Ranghee Hoo, on the north side by a creek of fresh 
" water, and on the west by a public road into the in- 
" terior ; together with all the rights, members, pri- 
" vileges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging : To 
•* have and to hold, to the aforesaid Committee of the 
" Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East, 
" instituted in London, in the kingdom of Great Britain, 
" their heirs, successors, and assigns for ever, clear and 
" freed from all taxes, charges, impositions, and contri- 
** butions whatsoever, as and for their own absolute and 
" proper estate for ever : 
" In testimony whereof, I have, to these presents 
" thus done and given, set my hand, at Hoshee, 
" in the Island of New Zealand, this twenty- 
" fourth day of February, in the year of Christ 
** One thousand eight hundred and fifteen. 
" Signatures to the grant, 
" Thomas Kendall. 
J. L. Nicholas." 
It is worthy of remark, that during this preliminary 
expedition, Marsden had to restrain the agricultural 
ardour of his subordinates. Nicholas says, " We walked 
" over a large extent of level ground directly opposite 
