ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt hiː bˈɔːt ɐ wˈeɪlɪŋ stˈeɪʃən ænd lˈænd nˌɪɹ wˈeɪkuːˌeɪɾi, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈɜːtʃɪst ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ˈɛɹiə ʌv lˈænd fɹʌm əŋɡˈaɪ tˈɑːhuː tʃˈiːf "blˈʌdi dʒˈæk" tˈuːhɐwˌeɪki, ɐmˈaʊntɪŋ tʊ ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl pˈɑːɹt ʌv wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ nˈɔːɹθ ænd sˈɛntɹəl ɑːtˈeɪɡoʊ.
In 1838 he bought a whaling station and land near Waikouaiti, and also purchased a large area of land from Ngāi Tahu chief "Bloody Jack" Tuhawaiki, amounting to a considerable part of what is now North and Central Otago.