Otaki 6 Oketopa 1853 Ki toku hoa aroha, ki a Te Makarini E tama, Tena ra koe. E tama, e mea atu ana ahau ki a koe ki te taua tera, kia mohio ra koe ko te taua tera, tena e mina ana e koe, na, kia mohio koe, naku tena tera, a tou tamaiti aroha, na Kireona. Na kia mohio koe, ki te haere mai te hoiho, homai te tera ki runga i te hoiho. Heoi ano, ka mutu. Na tou tamaiti aroha, na Kireona Otaki 6 October 1853 To my dear friend, McLean Young man, Greetings. Young man, I am speaking about that saddle and letting you know that the saddle you want, well, know that I have that saddle, your dear son, Kireona. Now you know that if the horse comes, you can give it a saddle. That is all, the end of it. From your affectionate child, Kireona