fˈɛɹbɜːnz pˈɜːtʃɪs wʌz ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd lˈænd kəmˈɪʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ænd fˈaʊnd təbi ɛksˈɛsɪv ænd ɹᵻdˈuːst ɪn sˈaɪz.
Fairburn's Purchase was investigated by the New Zealand Land Commission in 1841 and 1842 and found to be excessive and reduced in size.