what the natives are about in giving up their land with you rests some thoughts on that subject. Let your consent be to the purchase of some land, and object to the purchase of other land. My words are respecting Rangitikei it is not for myself alone I live carelessly as I am but it is Mokau or Rangihaeta it is for him I wish you to have thought or consideration. The Governor or you should not listen to the natives who persist in selling Rangitikei let that place alone before we have disturbances these were my words to Mokau which caused him to remain peaceable be cautious let not your desire or requests for land be made so near to Mokau. He Mokau is lamenting his lands at "Arapara" at "Mana" Porirua at Kapiti at Waikanae at the Onei te mai near Otaki this is all he has given up large possessions of land. Consider in your heart that two places have caused the late disturbances that is Port Nicholson but principally Heretonga or the Hutt these evils originated at these two places. Consequently these places above mentioned have been given up. All the lands are given up as payment for Te Rauparahas release, the places left for him to reside on are Manawatu and Rangitikei the natives are you see giving up land to you to the Europeans. Give up this place to Mokau leave it that our words be not wrong that mine be not wrong, that Potatau or Te Wherowheros be not wrong, and that the Governor to us both be not wrong. Listen to the above words. Mokau is lamenting his lands there are only the two places for him to rest on, presently if these lands are persisted in he will rise against the Maories and that occasions me some concern, but what I also think much of is the bad words or curses of these people to me that "I should be bitten by sandflies" at Wanganui another curse has been used to me "Kikokau" or cowsflesh Whero-whero has also been termed "a roasting stickfor Parrots" These are the evils of these people who never think of sending any payment for their lands up here. Let them abandon their great sayings or blustering and use easier words. Do not pay any attention to the words of the natives who disapprove of the words of myself and Mokau when they say "it is not right for those persons to interfere with my land" originally the land was theirs, in these days it is Mokau's and Te Rauparaha's land this is my opinion if he lived on the land in the water or on the great ocean the land should be theirs. That River Rangitikei is mine taking its source from Tongariro and Waikato I am going there to be near European food and clothing do not cut me off that I may be near the Governor and the