Waiwakaiho 9 May 1852 Go off, my regards, to McLean. For two years our daughter, Mere Ropiha, has been ill and now I am overwhelmed with suffering at home. But what can we do about the misfortune [caused by] the powerful hand of God which takes away? On the 3rd of May she left us. Friend, greetings, greetings, greetings to you. Now I am living here at Ngamotu at the place you left for me and the Maori and the Pakeha. And the arrangements, they will not die with me; your arrangements will not be disturbed. My dear friend, under these arrangements of ours, whether you are here or there, you should be sure [that they will be upheld]. Sir, my thoughts are constantly with the Pakeha, but I am still sad over our daughter; however, the explanation lies with God. I think that the principles will come back to me for investigating our people when they are in trouble.