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Maori
Waikanae 5 December 1847 Friend, McLean, Greetings to you, to you and your Pakeha with you. You said that Durie has been kind to us, tolerant in his attitude to the Maori people. No, he thinks only about you, he is very fond of you. And he will not forget to write to you each year. Sir, McLean, listen to what I have to say about Waitara. You said to arrange a part for the people living on that land. That would not be good, not at all. I keep thinking about our discussion in Tene's house. There I said to you that it is not right for one person to arrange that, never, not at all. Now you say you will arrange some land for us; well, if you were to seriously think about it when we get there, that would be good. We have the decision over our lands, over our villages, as do you the Pakeha have the decision over your possessions.
Waikanae 5 Tihema 1847 E hoa, e Te Makarini, Tena koe, koutou ko au Pakeha i a koe. E mea mai na he aroha no matou a Te Ture, he ngawari o tona whakaaro ki nga tangata Maori. Kahore, kei te whakaaro ano ki a koe, e nui ana ano te aroha atu ki a koe. Kahore i te wareware e tuhituhi atu ana ano ki a koe i nga tau katoa. E koro, e Te Makarini, whakarongo mai hoki koe ki tau kupu mo Waitara. I mea koe kia whakarite he wahi mo nga tangata e noho ana i runga i taua kainga. E kore e pai, kore rawa. E whakaaro tonu ana au ki to taua korerotanga i roto i te whare o Tene. I mea atu ra au ki a koe, e kore e tika i te tangata kotahi te whakarite, kore rawa, kore rawa, rawa. I mea koe inaianei mau e whakarite tetehi whenua mo matou; mehemea e ata whakaaro ana koe kia tae atu matou, ka pai. Kei a matou ano te whakaaro ki o matou nei whenua, ki o matou kainga, me koutou me nga Pakeha, kei a koutou ano te whakaaro ki o koutou na taonga.

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