He awa pōwharuwharu kei waenganui o taua kāinga Māori i kōrero rā au, e toru, e whā rānei iāri te whānui o taua awa; kei te takiwā ua he kino rawa te whakawhitianga, he whakamomori tonu, kei te paki he kino anō, he rākau te ara (TWMNT 23/3/1875:64). / There is a swampy creek in the middle of that Māori settlement and I would say it is three or four yards wide, almost impassable in wet weather, and in dry weather it is also bad, the way across being over a log.

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