Salutations to you. The countenance (friend) of my parents and younger brothers who are dead. (We are) residing here in the great grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Father, hearken, this is to ask you to explain to me the new system of the Governor; I heard of it from Mr. Parris when I went to town to close (stop the payment of) the money of the Governor, the payment for "Waitara, one hundred pounds (100l.) I said to that Pakeha, Friend—keep away your money. That Pakeha said, No. I said, there is no land for your money to be placed (alight) upon. Mr. Parris then said to me, It is wrong. If the Governor comes this will be the real wrong. I said, It is well, you give (be the cause of) the wrong, sufficient for me is the land. I also said to Mr. Parris, Disputed land the Governor does not desire. That Pakeha replied, That was some time ago, now this is a new system of the Governor's. From what I know (in my opinion) the Governor is seeking a quarrel for himself, for he has fully exhibited death. I therefore ask you to explain it to me; perhaps you have heard of the Governor's new system of the present time, relative to causeless anger, insisting upon disputed land, and unwarrantably paying for disputed land which has not been surveyed. Do you hearken, I will not give the ground; if the Governor strikes without a cause, then death. Then he will have no line of action (tikanga) for this is an old word, "Man first, the land next." My word was therefore spoken that you might distinctly hear what my offence is, and also the error of all the Pakehas, of Mr. Parris, Mr. Whiteley, and the Governor. They say that to Te Teira only belongs his piece of land; no, it belongs to us all; to the orphan and to the widow belongs that piece of land. If the Governor goes there (to where you are) you speak a word to him, and if he does not listen, it will be well, for I have constantly heard of the talk relative to death. It was told me by Mr. Parris and Mr. Whiteley—Enough.