ðə dᵻklˈaɪn ʌv wˈeɪlɪŋ fˈoːɹst hˌɪm tə klˈoʊz ðə wˈeɪkuːˌeɪɾi stˈeɪʃən ɪnðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, ænd hiː kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ hɪz fˈɑːɹm wˌɪtʃ sˈuːn bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt fˈuːd sˈoːɹs fɚðə nˈuː sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv dˈʌnɪdˌɪn, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈuːvd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
The decline of whaling forced him to close the Waikouaiti station in the late 1840s, and he concentrated on developing his farm which soon became an important food source for the new settlement of Dunedin, where he moved in 1854.