Moutoa 3 Maehe 1851 Ki a Makarini E hoa, Tena ra koe te mahi mai na i ta taua mahi ki roto ki Heretaunga. E tama, ka nui toku aroha atu ki a koe. E tama, e kore ahau e hoki atu, ka nui te kuraruraru o Manawatu. Mei te riri, kai te whakaara ahau ki te ope a Taraaotea ano[?] aua ko Te Hiriwani. No kona ahau i tuhi atu ai ki koe, kaua koe e tuhituhi mai ki au. E kore ahau e haere atu, ka nui nga kuraruraru o tenei heua [whenua?]. Ka mutu taku korero ki koe. Na to hoa aroha, na Ropata Te Waeriki Moutoa 3 March 1851 To McLean Friend, Greetings to you as you carry out our business in Heretaunga. Young man, I have great affection for you. Young man, I won't come back, I've great trouble over Manawatu. If there is war, I would rise up with the party of Taraaotea, not with [? unclear] Te Hiriwani [Hirawanu?]. Hence I wrote to you. But don't you write to me. I will not go, I've much trouble over this land [?]. That ends what I have to say to you. From your good friend, from Ropata Te Waeriki