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Letter from William Thompson to His Excellency the Governor relative to terms of peace

Hakapuakanga, Peria, Hurae 11, 1861

[i roto i te reo Pākehā]

Hakapuakanga, Peria, Hurae 11, 1861.

I rokohanga mai matou e Wi Maihi ki Peria. E hoa e te Pere, e te Pokiha, timuaki o te [gap — reason: damage] Tena korua, kua tae mai a Wi Maihi, kua rongo matou i ana korero, kanui te pai o ana korenu [gap — reason: damage] page 23na matou ano te tahi wahi. E hoa ma, kanui te ngawari o nga tikanga a nga rangatira; mehemea pea ka rea te whakaaroanga ena e puta te pai ki waenganui ia tatou. Kua puta ta Wi Tamehana kupu kia haere atu ia ki Akarana kia wakapuakina ana ritenga ki waenganui o koutou, e ngari me ata hurihuri marire koutou ki te ritenga o ana korero, tena pea kei te roa o tana whakaaronga te [gap — reason: damage]ki ai i aia, e hoa ma kia pa marie kia ngawari, kei tua te ra e witi ana; heoti taku tuhi, tena pea matou te haere atu na, matou ko Piripi ma, kia kite i a koutou whakaro.

Na Riri Wetini Te Rau.