Te Aro Pa 7 April 1848 Friend, McLean, Don't you listen to the talk of Wairarapa and Te Ropiha if they argue there with you to give them some money for the land at Herekawe and Omata. They do not have places there, but they should look at that land of mine at Waimiha, it's from those lands of mine that money could be taken. And don't listen to the Pakeha. Be careful, McLean, of people's talk, but hear, McLean, what I have to say. Leave alone the land of mine and my younger brothers - Te Wiwini, Te Ngahuru, Parenga, and the people living at Taranaki. The boundary [runs from] Ngamotu, at Te Rautaku, and it continues on inland where there is Herekawe, Wairekaiti, Wairekanui, Papataniwha, Omata, and Opou, my and younger brothers' lands. Give the payments again to the same people you paid last year, in August. Now, McLean, keep my letter and give it to Te Ngahuru and Parenga so they can see what I've said. Don't let people be paid dishonestly, but you remain as guardian for the people of Taranaki; direct your thoughts to your people of Taranaki because they have become as your people. From Hemi Karena Parai to my friend, to McLean [Note following] '1848. Hemi Karena Para. Payment land at Omata. Claimants namely Parenga and Ngahuru.'