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Kāore a McLean i kaha ki te tuhi rātaka, ka kaumātua haere, ka āhua tipihori hoki. Ko ētahi o ngā tuhinga o te rā he poto kau, ko ētahi he nui kē ake te mārama. Ko tōna tino kaupapa, me tuhi e ia ngā whakamārama whīwhiwhi o āna hui me ngā Māori mō te hoko whenua, me ētahi atu take, hei whāinga māna mō muri mai.
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McLean was not a regular diarist, and he became more haphazard as he got older. Some daily entries are brief, and others very detailed. His main purpose was to record all the complex details of his meetings with Māori about land purchase and other matters, for later follow-up. The diaries were also used to record items of interest, such as notes on the Māori language, census information, or to draft letters. The diaries deal more with his work as a Government employee than his later activities as an elected politician.
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