Māori belligerence made pākehā nervous and emphasised the tenuousness of trade. In August 1834, the captain of the "Lucy Ann" reported in Sydney that the Māori living beside the Weller brothers whaling station on Otago harbour now treated the pākehā there with the greatest contempt, talked of wiping out all pākehā, and took what they wanted. Their "insolence" grew so much, one captain complained, that "they take from us whatever suits their fancy, such as our clothing. and food from off our very plates – help themselves to oil, in such quantities as they require...". Four captains of whaling vessels complained: