Otirā me kī whakapoto atu e ahau ngā tikanga katoa e mutu ai ēnei mate i te tangata, e rite ai anō ki te ora i ngā rā o mua. " Me whakapākehā ngā ritenga." (KO 16/11/1885:4). / But I should say briefly of all the practices that would end these human illnesses, whereby our health is similar to that of former times, is, "The practices must be Europeanised."

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E kī ana ahau koinei tētahi o ngā hua o te ringapoto, arā, he whakapoto i te tuhi (HM 1/1993:7). / I am saying that this is one of the benefits of shorthand, namely it's an abbreviation of the script.

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