It states that I must get under the Queen's (mcru) shelter This is my payment : I acknowledge the laws sent to this island by the com mittee of the old missionary from England, namely, to believe in God, and my king will work with these laws ; from that came the pain to my heart. I then looked straight forward to join them, and Potatau was then made king, to restrain my works and mistakes. I well knew that Potatau was a good man to th^ two nations, to Maoris and Europeans. Then I called the council together to arrange about the (Kingitanga) of Potatau. The council soon found a word. Yes, and this is it : — K\n<r Potatan's mana shall extend over all parts of New Zealand now held by us ; and the Queen's mana j mutt be over places that have been given up to her. But let their love be equal towards God ; and the king's sorrow must be for both nations, because he is an assistant. When these words were carried to Po tatau, the aged man said — " I have three words to join to those— namely, Religion, Lovo, and the Laws." Now on this good principle Potatau was proclaimed king. Some of hiß friends then said the Maori people have set up a king to quarrel with the Queen, but this was made up by them fiom their Maori hearts, and it was the cause of much difficulty. His friends did not find my works useless when they, without any cause, jumped forward to whip the Maoris. Now this is what Potatau did with regard to that mistake : he for bade the Europeans from bringing any more sheep or cattle upon land belonging to Maoris, for fear of causing more trouble as that of To Teira and Wiremu Kingi ; this put a stop to leasing any more land in this part of Waikato. Now he also mentioned the Europeans who reside within his boundaries, whether ministers or foreigners, that they all should act kindly, »n,d Jceep from speaking ill of them ; he likewise desired tha Waikatoi not to go to Taranaki. 