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Maori
From Te Waipukurau 1 August 1853 To McLean Sir, Greetings to you and your friend the Governor. This is what we have to say to you, that is, it is a question to you about my and my son's plan to steal the payments for the land of Te Wiremu Potangaroa, if you believe this talk of theft by my son and me. You would be wrong to, for I say it is wrong; we did not have the plan for you to reduce the payments for the land of our friend Te Potangaroa, but what we said to you was 5,600. If I had heard of your proposal, I would have written to you to tell you to bring our letter with you. For you and your friend Te Wiremu say that
No Te Waipukurau 1 Akuhata 1853 Ki a Te Makarini E ta, Tena ra korua ko to hoa ko te Kawana. Tenei ta maua kupu ki a koe, ara, he patai atu tenei ki a koe, ki ta maua tikanga tahae ko taku tamaiti i nga utu o te kainga o Te Wiremu Potangaroa, ki te pono rau tenei korero tahae o maua ko taku tamaiti. E he ana to tikanga inahoki i ki atu ai ahau e he ana; kaore hoki i a maua te tikanga atu ki a koe, kia iti nga utu mo te kainga o to hoa o Te Potangaroa, erangi ta maua i ki atu ai ki a koe 5000 tautini 600 rau. Mehemea kua rongo atu ahau i to tikanga, kua tuhituhia atu ki a koe kia mauria mai e koe a maua pukapuka atu ki a koe. Inahoki, kei te ki korua ko to hoa, ko Te Wiremu, kei te tahae maua

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