No. 32.
Heta Te Whatamahoe and others to the Hon. D. McLean.

"To Mr Mclean and The Government,—

"Salutations to you. This is a word of ours to you. Do not pay attention to what Pomare may say about the boundary which he has interfered to lay off through our land at Horowhenua. You should consider that man's land is at Te Aupouri. We are not willing to accept his ruling with reference to our land. Give heed. We are not willing that our land should be dealt with by the European law, lest the trouble should fall upon the Europeans. Remember, Waitara land was the cause of that trouble, and as this land is held under our Maori mana, if trouble should arise it will be confined to Maoris. We are not willing that Europeans should come here to survey. That is all.