E hoa, e Te Makarini, Kua tae mai tau pukapuka ki au. Kua rongo ahau ki tau kupu ki runga ki to tatou ritenga pai. E kore e poka ke atu te whakaaro me tau whakatakotoranga i nga utu ki nga tangata e noho ana ki tena moana, me te wahi whakatapua ki Mangati, e pai ana. Ko taua kupu mo taua whati paipa, me whakaritea marire e taua me ka tae mai koe. Heoi ano. Na to hoa, na Honi Ropiha 26 Oketopa [1851] Friend, McLean, Your letter has come to me, and I am aware of what you say in relation to our good arrangement. The intention to pay the people living by the lake and for the place to be reserved at Mangati will not be altered. That is fine. The agreement arising out of that short discussion, we can look at carefully when you come. That's all. From your friend, from Honi Ropiha 26 October [1851]