The pre-emption clause is generally not well translated. While pre-emption was present in the treaty from the very first draft, it was translated to "hokonga", a word which simply meant "to buy, sell, or trade". Many Māori apparently believed that they were simply giving the British Queen first offer on land, after which they could sell it to anyone. Another, less important, difference is that "Ingarani", meaning England alone, is used throughout in the Māori text, whereas "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" is used in the first paragraph of the English.