29 Aperira 1845 E hoa, e Makarini, Tena ra koe. E mea ana au kia hoki mai koe. Ko nga Maori o te taone kua aroha ki nga Pakeha; e mea ana te whakaaro o nga Pakeha kia hoki mai koe, hei tiaki mo ratou, mo matou hoki, mo nga Maori. Meake kitea te kino i muri i a koe, kei a Totete, kei au te tikanga o taua he. Koia au ka tuhituhi atu ki a koe. Heoi ano. Na Te Waka 29 April 1845 Friend, McLean, Greetings to you. I suggest that you come back here. The Maori in town are being considerate to the Pakeha, but the Pakeha are of a mind that you come back to protect them and us also, the Maori. Soon after you left trouble was discovered; Totete and I [know] the reason for that trouble. That's why I write to you. That's all. From Te Waka