which equates with his wrongdoing, 'on the outside he looks righteous, but inside he is altogether evil and defilement without equal' [Matthew 24:28]. He does not think that the law of the Queen should be the judge, but rather believes that Maori custom has precedence. And this is the spurious talk of Rawiri and his people, their calling for £50 as payment for the animal when the person who killed it has not been seen. The Maori chiefs who live by the just laws of God, thought they would appease the people who had been ill-treated by the person who made the false accusation. Then the Maori assessors thought the tribe should be uplifted, to the heavens, to the light, to enlightenment. The first of the fine voices came from Te Tahana Hone, and after him there was Raniera Ngaere, then Hone Ropiha Te Kekeu, then Matena Ruta, and after him there were Iharaira Te Tahi and Tamati Waka Tute; these were the chiefs to enlighten and save the people. As to the propositions of