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New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 310, 19 May 1849, Page 1 (Supplement)

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Madam, if convicts are sent here we shall all be involved in trouble. The property of the white man will not be j safe; those thieves will steal it, and the Maories will be blamed. This will make us dark (grieve us), and evil will arise out of such things to both you and us. Then again; It is not probable those men will remain at the European settlements, they will come to our native vil- J lages and trouble us. Our women they will lead astray ; our men will be taught their duplicity, and rebellion, and evil ways; and we are not pleased that such should be the case at our villages. i Further; Respectable Europeans will i be afraid, and will not come to our country, if those convicts are sent here. This is distressing to us, because we greatly desire that respectable Europeans may come amongst us, and be friends for us. We therefore beg, that on no account whatever such an arrangement may be consented to by you. We are bold to write our thoughts to you, because our former letters have been graciously received by you. Let this also meet with a favourable reception, and let the thought be abandoned. Rather send us gentlemen, and well behaved settlers. We are well disposed to this. Let us have a great number of such, here is plenty of land for them. This is all we have to say.