Manawapou 4 Oketopa 1848 E hoa, e Te Makarini, Tenei ano taku kupu ki a koe. Ko te toki tena i ki iho ai koe ki au, kia hanga he kakau, engari mau te whakaaro ki te utu he moni. E hoa, e ngawari ana taku tikanga, tene hereni e rima. Ki te pai koe me moni, e pai ana, ki te mea e pai koe me kakahu e pai ana. Heoi ano. Naku, na Matiu Manawapou 4 October 1848 Friend, McLean, My message to you is this. The axe which you said was for me, should have a handle made for it, but it is for you to decide about the money to pay for it. Friend, I would make it easy, ten shillings and five [pence]. If you agree to the money, good, if you say that it be clothes, all right. That's all. From me, from Matiu [Note following summarises.]