Appendix to the Evidence of 10th April 1838.
Nayti
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.
