To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, Oct. 13, 1845.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume II, Issue 54, 18 October 1845, Page 3

To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, Oct. 13, 1845.

Sir, — I understand that a great deal has been said by the Protectors, as well as by some few other white men, who profess great affection for the Maories, about the procession of Captain Fitzroy's effigy, and theburningthereof. Amongst other things, it has been said that the Maories who were there were hired for the purpose, and that the motive for mixing them up in the business was, to disparage the natives in the opinion of the New Governor. Now, Sir, the fact is that the Maories who carried the effigy, as well as those who surrounded it, amounting to perhaps forty or fifty, knew little or nothing of the meaning of the fun. They joined in it as they would join in any other frolic, and they were not hired. The assertion, that they were, shews what sort of characters these Protectors, official and selfdubbed, are. Remark also, the folly of declaring that the Maories understood the meaning of recalling a Governor friendly to them, and were delighted. The same people who said this, have always defended any violation of the law by natives, on the ground that they did not understand the distinctions of civilized life. Ido sincerely hope that the whole race of Protectors will be abolished by our new Governor. They are the real Devil's missionaries. — Yours, &c. Q.