Justice system
Sir, —Your leading article under the above heading illustrates the muddled thinking of the draftees of the Treaty of Waitangi. The leading article quotes the third article of the treaty, which says Her Majesty the Queen of England, extends to the natives of New Zealand her royal protection and imparts to them all the rights and privileges of British subjects. In 1840 there was no such constitutional Queen of England. Further, had there been a Queen of England, what authority did she have to impart all the rights and privileges of British subjects? It is questionable whether the Treaty of Waitangi has any legal standing.— Yours, etc., '"A. MacKAY. July 22, 1989.
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