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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 667, 3 April 1879, Page 2

To the Editor of the Evening Herald. Sir,—Your correspondent in Tuesday night's issue makes pertinent remarks upon the state of affairs which at present obtain in native land transactions. There can be no doubt whatever that the constant interference of all sorts and conditions of Pakeha-Maoriesj(with their miserably imperfect knowledge of the language and character of the Maori) in land transactions must lead to the native taking advantage of the supreme ignorance shown him to exact and demand every kind of black mail which his ingenious mind suggests. Confusion worse confounded must, as a matter of course, result from this competition of iguorance and avarice with natural cunning and quick perception of feebleness, backed by a desire to overreach. — I am, &c., Order.