He pānui tēnei nō te Kooti Whenua Māori, tērā ka tū te kooti ki ōtautahi. Ka kī:
HE PĀNUITANGA KI NGĀ TĀNGATA E WHAI TAKE ANA KI TE WHENUA KIA MŌHIOTIA AI TE WĀHI ME TE RĀ E TŪ AI TE KOOTI HEI WHAKAWā I Ō RĀTOU TAKE.
Nā, he Pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai, ko te take a ngā tāngata nō rātou ngā ingoa e mau nei i te rarangi tuatahi i raro nei, ki ngā piihi whenua e mau nei i te rarangi tuarua, ka whakawākia i te 20 o ngā rā o Aperira 1868 e te Kooti Whakawā Whenua Māori ki Christchurch.
Ko ngā tāngata katoa e whai tikanga ana mō aua whenua me haere ki reira. Ka oti te whakawā, ka puta te Karauna Karaati ki te hunga i kitea tōna tika i te kooti: heoianō he tino whakaotinga tēnā; ekore rawa e tika kia peke mai tētahi tangata ki muri.
Nā Tiki,
Kai tuhituhi o te Kooti
Kooti Whakawā Whenua Māori
Akarana 12 o Pepuere 1868.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Christchurch Regional Office, Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference:
CH287 CP322b/36
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