17 Hurae 1849 E hoa, e Te Makarini, Tena koe. Tenei ano taku kupu ki a koe, kei te mate ahau, no konei ahau i roa ai, aianei kua tae atu ahau kia kite i a koe. Ana a Te Maero me taku pu, me hoatu ki te parakimete kia hanga, kia ora hei pupuhi manu maku. Me homai hoki tetahi paura hoki, me tetahi hota. Heoi ano. Na Te Tahana Waipakura 17 July 1849 Friend, McLean, Greetings. My message to you is that I am ill, hence my delay, but soon I will come to see you. Here is Te Maero with my gun. Do give it to the blacksmith to fix, so it is good for me to shoot birds. And also please give me some powder, and some shot. That's all. From Te Tahana Waipakura