Maehe 1847, no tetahi o nga ra Haere ra, e taku pukapuka, ki Ngamotu, ki a Te Makarini. E hoa, Tena ra koe. Ka nui ra toku aroha atu ki a koe. Tenei ano taku kupu ki a koe, kia homai tetahi tatari[?] maku. Heoi ano taku kupu. Na tou hoa aroha, na Te Tahana 1st of March 1847 Go off, my letter, to Ngamotu, to McLean. Friend, Greetings to you. I have great affection for you. My message to you is [to ask if] you would give me a winnower [for wheat]. That's all I have to say. From your good friend, Te Tahana