In the judgment of the Privy Council in _Nireaha Tamaki v. Baker_ (1901, A.C. 561), importance is attached to these and similar declarations in considering the effect of colonial legislation. There the whole of the legislation from the date of the constitution is summarised. This summary includes the principal colonial Acts. Referring to section 5 of "The Native Rights Act, 1865," their Lordships say: "The Legislation, both of the Imperial Parliament and of the Colonial Legislature is consistent with this view of the construction of 'The Native Rights Act,' and one is rather at a loss to know what is meant by such expressions as 'Native title,' 'Native lands,' 'owners,' and 'proprietors,' or the careful provision against sale of Crown lands until the Native title has been extinguished, if there be no such title cognizable by the law, and no title therefore to be extinguished." I might refer further to less precise but equally important expressions, such as "tribal lands," in "The Native Land Act, 1873," section 21. The various statutory recognitions of the Treaty of Waitangi mean no more, but they certainly mean no less than these recognitions of native rights. [195] Tawhaki, the God-man, whose name frequently occurs in all the ancient mythology of the Maori race. [196] Rain and wind--figurative expressions denoting wars and tumults. [197] Te Wherowhero Potatau, the first Maori king. [198] Tawhiao, the second Maori king. [199] A Total Abstinence organisation. THIS RELIC OF THE TREATY CAME INTO THE AUTHOR'S POSSESSION AFTER THE VOLUME WAS PRINTED AND IS NOW INSERTED AS A SUPPLEMENT. _No te 30 o nga ra o Hanuere, 1840_ _E taku hoa aroha,_ _Tenei ano taku ki a koe; na, tenei ano tetahi kaipuke manawa kua u mai nei, me tetahi Rangatira ano kei runga, no te Kuini o Ingarani ia, hei Kawana hoki mo tatou. Na, e mea ana ia, kia huihuia katoatia mai nga Rangatira o te Wakaminenga o Nu Tireni, a te Wenerei i tenei wiki tapu e haere ake nei, kia kitekite ratou i a ia. Koia ahau ka mea atu nei ki a koe, e hoa, kia haere mai koe ki konei ki Waitangi, ki taku kainga ano, ki tenei huihuinga. He Rangatira hoki koe no taua Wakaminenga tahi. Heoi ano, ka mutu taku._ _Naku,_ _Na tou hoa aroha,_ _Na te PUHIPI._ _KI A TAMATI WAKA NENE._ TEXT OF THE INVITATION SENT TO TAMATI WAKA NENE TO ATTEND THE MEETING OF CHIEFS AT WAITANGI, 5TH FEBRUARY, 1840. (ORIGINAL IN THE AUCKLAND MUSEUM). TRANSLATION (By H. M. STOWELL). _Of the 3Oth day of January, 1840._ _O my dear friend._ _Herewith something special from me to you. A Man-o-war vessel has called here particularly, with a certain Chief on board. He is sent by the Queen of England, as a Governor for us._ _Now, he desires that as many representative New Zealand chiefs as possible be gathered together by Wednesday of next week to see him._