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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 3, 31 March 1856, Page 4

Some years ago, a little book was written by Chief Justice Martin, for the benefit of the Maori people, in which great pains were taken to explain to them some of the laws of the English, and the mode of proceeding in our Courts of law. Many of our Maori readers have, no doubt, seen this book, but some perhaps have not done so. We believe, however, that all will be gratified by our affording them another opportunity of listening to the words of their sincere and kind friend Judge Martin, who is now on his way to England, whither be has been obliged to return, we regret to say, on account of his health. We hope our Maori friends, will read with attention and seek to understand the matters which this little book treats of, as we feel sure that if the just and wise laws of the English were better understood by the Maori people, all the right-minded among them would wish to live under their protection and would do all in their power to cause these laws to be carried into effect all over the land. The book will not be printed all at once, but a part of it will be given in each succeeding number of the 'Messenger' until the whole is completed.