Tetehi haua ki Poneke 19 Tihema 1850 E hoa, e Te Ma, Tena koe, me to mate. E hoa, he kupu atu tenei naku ki a koe mo tetehi kai maku, mo te Kirihimete. Ki te tika mai i a koe, e pai ana. Na Wikitoa Taringakuri Kia Te Makarini, ki Weretene A house[?] at Port Nicholson 19 December 1850 Friend, Ma, Greetings to you, and [in memory of] your deceased. Friend, my word to you is for some food for me, for Christmas. If you could do that, it would be good. From Wikitoa Taringakuri To McLean at Wellington