Whai tikanga rawa, pōti rawa kia tū tetahi rūnanga ki tō mātou takiwā hei whakahaere hei pēhi hoki i ngā tikanga taua a te Māori whakahahake tangata nei, kia kaua rawa taua mahi puta noa i roto i ōku rohe (TWMNT 11/8/1874:200). / A regular system was adopted, and a rūnanga was elected in our district for the management of our affairs and for the suppression of the warlike customs of the Māori that causes men to strip naked, so that that activity ceases within my boundaries.

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