On 15 February 1840 he translated Deeds of Sale and obtained 72 signatures to formalise the purchase of a vast area of Taranaki, extending from Mokau to Cape Egmont and inland to the upper reaches of the Whanganui River.
On February 15, 1840, he translated Deeds of Sale and obtained signatures for the formalization of a large land purchase in Taranaki that extended from Mokau to Cape Egmont and inland to the upper reaches of the Whanganui River.