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 Rh to the of 10th April 1838.

  NAYTI is called in, and further examined as follows:

YOU belong to the Kawia Tribe in New Zealand?
 * Yes.

The Chief is Raupero?
 * Yes.

Your Father is First Cousin to Raupero?
 * Yes.

Is your Father an old Man?
 * Yes; his Hair is White.

Your Tribe live in Cloudy Bay, in Cook's Straits?
 * Yes.

You came to Europe in a French Whaling Ship?
 * Yes.

The Captain told you if you came to France you should see Louis Philippe?
 * Yes.

But you did not see Louis Philippe, did you?
 * No.

You did not know that the Captain intended to make you work?
 * I did not know it until I came on board the Ship. The Captain came to me, and said I should see Louis Philippe if I would go with him. I did not know that the Captain intended to make me work; I was glad to see Louis Philippe, and I came on board the Ship; and then, when I came a little way, the Captain said, “Now you go and pull that Rope;” and he made me work the whole Way.

You came to Havre de Grace?
 * Yes.

New Zealand Women kill their Children sometimes, do they not?
 * Sometimes they do.

Why do they kill the Children?
 * Because they have too many.

They kill Boys as well as Girls?
 * Yes; they kill Boy or Girl when they have too many.

They only kill them when they are quite little?
 * Yes; he comes to Day, and then they kill him.

Do the New Zealand Women very often kill their little Children?
 * No. Some Women do it; not many. They like Nine or Ten; they do not like any more, then they kill them.

Do you think a New Zealand Chief would like to sell his Land to White Men?
 * I am afraid to say; I will only say what I would do myself.

Have you any Land yourself?
 * I have got Land.

Would you sell?
 * I would sell; I like English People; but I cannot say what other People would do.

Do you know of any Chief that has sold Land?
 * No; I never saw one.

Would you like that New Zealand should be under the English Queen, to be like England?
 * I would like the English Queen; but as to other People I do not know. I am afraid to say any thing respecting my own Countrymen, for fear that your English People when they go there should find it is not true, then I should be ashamed of it.

Are not New Zealand Men very often ashamed of the English Sailors and Convicts there, who frequent the Grog Shops?
 * Yes, they are ashamed.

(123.3.)