Complex sentence: The sale of the Otago Block from Maori to the Otago Association was concluded at Port Chalmers 31 July 1844 where by June 9th there were two whares, Maori-style houses and a pile of bricks waiting to be turned into Tuckett's house.
Split into simpler sentences: The sale of the Otago Block from Maori to the Otago Association was concluded at Port Chalmers 31 July 1844. Already, by June 9th, there were two whares, Maori-style houses, and a pile of bricks waiting to be turned into Tuckett's house.