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The Laws of England, Compiled and translated into the Māori language.

Index Of Subjects — Upoko Rarangi I Nga Korero I Roto I Tenei Pukapuka. Index

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Index Of Subjects
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A

Page.
Abduction 1, 31
Considered as a Civil Injury 43
Abortion 1
Accessory 31
To Arson after the fact 3
To Manslaughter 23
To Murder 24
To Attempt to murder &c. after the fact 5
To Forgery 14
To Larceny 20
To Malicious Injuries 23
To Rape 26
To Breach of Post Office Laws 25, 26
Accuse—Accusing of Crime with a view to extort money 1, 31, 33, 20
Conspiracy to Accuse 8
Malicious prosecution 42
Action—Definition of 40
Limitation of Actions 45
Limitation of Action for Slander 42
Action for taking man's wife unlawfully 44
Action for Adultery with man's wife 44
Action for Seduction of girl 44
Adultery—Action for Adultery 44
Affray 1, 31, 53
Interfering to prevent Affray 36
Person commencing Affray 39
Aid—Person aiding assault on constable on duty 4
Constable may call on bystanders to assist xiii. § 59
Animals—Cruelty to 1
Throwing dead animals into harbour 15
Cattle—Cattle trespassing 40
Rescuing Cattle distrained 26
Laws respecting Cattle 6 page 57
Stealing or Killing with intent to steal Cattle 6
Malicious Injury to Cattle 6
Cruelty to Cattle 10
Impounding Cattle, without Feeding 10
Stealing or having possession, knowing to be stolen Cattle 17
Receiving Cattle, knowing to be stolen 19
Keeping fierce Bull, &c. 24, 42
Apprehend—Assaulting person with view to prevent Apprehension 4
Constable may Apprehend drunken persons xiii. § 59
Arms—Carrying, training to use of, importing, landing, selling, removing, making, mending, &c., Arms 2
Buying Arms from soldier 24
Possessing with a view to firing buildings, &c. 3
Person armed killing another 35
Person armed found disguised 15
Arson 2, 3, 32
Assault—Criminal law respecting Assault 3, 4, 31, 32
Considered as a Civil Injury 41
On a man's wife—considered as a Civil Injury 44
Unlawful taking a woman 31
Assault accompanying Burglary 6
Assault on Constable 9
Robbery with violence 20
Attempt—To commit Murder 5
To commit Criminal Offence 5
To set fire to ship 3
Attorney—His duties &c. v. § 24 § 25

B

Bail—Description of x. § 47
Bank Note—Definition of Bank Note 51
Battery—On man's wife considered as a Civil Injury 44
Beating by parent or teacher 41
Battery considered as a Civil Injury 41
Unlawfully beating 34
Accompanying burglary 6
Bawdy House—Keeping a Bawdy House 5
Bigamy 5
Birth—Woman concealing birth of her child 8
Blasphemy 5 page 58
Break open—A house, &c. 15, 27
A pound 26, 40
A gaol 11, 12
Bribery—Of magistrate. 6, 32
Of constables 8
Bridge—Malicious injury to 22
Burglary 6
Burn—Setting fire to house, church, ship, &c. 2, 3, 32
Person killed when attempting to set fire to house 34
Bury—Women secretly burying her child 8
Buy—Buying or selling office 25

C

Cattle—See Animals
Challenge 6, 32
Kanga Maori 32
Character—Action for defamation of 42
Defamation of character of officer of the law 42
Cheating 7
Chief Justice iv. § 19
His duties, &c. v. § 20 § 21 § 26
Award punishment in Criminal casesv. § 25 vi. § 27 vii. § 33
Tries prisoners vi § 27 x. § 46
Child—Concealing birth of child 8
Woman secretly burying her child 8
Unlawful taking of female child 1, 31
Carnally knowing female child 6
Church—Setting fire to church 2, 3, 32
Riotously demolishing church. 27
Creating disturbance within church 42
Coin—Definition of coin 50
Counterfeiting, impairing, uttering, &c. 7 page 59
Colony—Definition of Colony 60
Compounding—Criminal offence 32, 7
Concealing—Birth of her child By woman 8
Concealing constable 8
Concealing deserted soldier 24
Letters lost or wrongly delivered 26
Conspiracy 8, 54
Constable—Assault on constable on duty 4xiii. § 60
Same on special constable 4
Bribery of constable 6
Duties, liabilities, &c., of constable 8, 9, xiii. § 59
Same of special constable 9
Description of special constable 49
Refusing to assist constable 8, xiii. § 59
Constable permitting person to escape 11
Constable may seize spirits hawked about 27
Constable is sworn xiii. § 59
Obstructing constable 32, xiii. § 59
Constable may arrest fugitive Felon xiii § 59
May call on bystanders to assist ib.
Must take prisoner before magistrate ib.
May apprehend drunken persons ib.
Takes prisoner to gaol x. § 46
Executes warrants x. § 45, xiii. § 59
Distrains goods ix. § 41
Gives information to magistrates v. § 26
Deserting 8
Contempt—Of Resident Magistrate's Court 9, xi § 52
Of King, or the Law 27
Of Supreme Court 9, vi. § 81, § 26page 60
Contempt—Of Jesus Chirst 5
Of Government 21, 27
Of Holy Scriptures 5
Coroner—His duties, &c. VI. § 32
Corpse—Cause of death enquired into VI. § 32
Counterfeit—Counterfeit coin 7
Court—Description of the Courts of Justice 50
Contempt of Supreme 9, V. § 21, § 26
Contempt of Resident Magistrate's 9, XI. § 52
Crime—See "Offence," "Felony."
Crown Grant—Description of Crown Grant 49
Cruelty—To those of tender, years 9
To animals 1, 8, 10
Cultivatiox—Setting fire to 3
Malicious injury to 21, 22
Curse—Maori curse 32
Blasphemy 5
Swearing 25
Customhouse—Customhouse laws 10
Smuggling 27
Description of customhouse 49
Cut—Cut any person 4
Cut any person with intent to commit murder 4

D

Declaration—False declaration. 10
Deed—Definition of deed 25
Defamation—Of eharacter 42
Of character of officer of the law 42
Defamatory letter 21
Defendant—Defiaition of. 40 page 61
Desert—Constable deserting 8
Harbouring deserted soldier or tempting to desert 24
Distratn—Rescuing cattle distrained 26
Goods taken in distraint ix § 41
Dog—Laws respecting dogs 10
Keeping fierce dogs 24, 42
Encouraging dogs to bite 32
Drug—Administering drug with intent to commit a felony 5, 11
Administering drug to woman to cause abortion 1
Drunkenness 11
Coustable may apprehend person drunk xiii. § 59

E

Escape 11, 12
Explosive Substances—See "Gunpowder" 4, 23
Extortion—Extortion by any officer of the law 13
Accusing of crime with a view to extortion 31, 33, 20, 1
Definition of extortion 47

F

False—Exhibiting false signals to vessel 23
False buying and selling 7
Uttering, making, &c., false coin 7
False making of written instrument, forgery 13, 14
False Imprisonment 13, 44, 43
Farm—Setting fire to farm building 3
Fees—Of Court 33
Felony—Explanation of. 13
Vagrant armed with intent to commit Felony 29
Person found in a house with intent to commit Felony 15
Administering Drug with intent to commit Felony 11, 5
Composition of Felony 7 page 62
Piracy 25
Accessory to Felony 1, 31
Assault with intent to commit Felony 4
Attempt to commit Felony 5
Breaking into a House with intent to commit Felony, or 6
Breaking out having committed Felony 6
Robbing 19
Second conviction for Malicious Injury 22
Mauslaughter 23, 35
Murder 24, 35
Constable may Apprehend on suspicion of Felony xiii. § 59
Person may interfere to prevent Forgery ib.
Person charged with Forgery resisting Apprehension 34
Fence—Malicious injury to 22
Cattle Trespassing through Broken Fenco 40
Fighting—Two or more persons Fighting 1
Training to use of Arms 2
Challenge 6, 32
Two persons Fighting and Injuring another 32
Fighting in self-defence 34, 39
Robbing with violence 19, 20
Person armed with dangerous weapon found disguised 15
Carrying Arms 2
Assault 3, 4
Assault with intent to commit murder 5
Assault accompanying Burglary 6
Manslaughter 23, 34, 35
Murder 24, 34, 35, 36
Vagrant armed 29
Constable must apprehend persons fighting xii § 59
Beating a man's wife. 44
Beating by parent or teacher 41
Battery considered as a civil injury 41
Fine—Description of 47, III. § 8, IX, § 43
On Jurors for non-attendance. VII. § 34
Received by the Crown 32
On witnesses for attendance viii. § 39
Fire—Setting fire to house, church, &c. 2, 3, 32
Accidental fire 32
Forgery. 13

G

Gaol—Escape, Prison breach and rescue 12,13
Talking spirits into gaol 11
Gaoler 11, 12
Girl—Unlawful taking of girl 1, 31
Carnally knowing girl 6
Rape 26
Laying hands indecently on girl 32
Seduction of girl 44
God—Blasphemy against God 5
Swearing 28
The law of God I.
Goverment—Libel against the Government 21
Sedition against 27
Definition of Government 49
Governor—The administrator of the law I.
The representative of the Queen IV. § 11
Appoints magistrates II. § 4, iv. § 17
His powers, duties, &c. IV. § 12, § 14
Grant from the Crown—Description of 49
Gun—Buying gun from soldier 24
Vagrant armed with gun 29
Firing gun from vessels 15
Accidental death by person shooting 34
Selling, removing, making, mending, &c. gun 2
Person armed killing another 34
Carrying Arms 2
Gunpowder—Possessing with a view to firing buildings &c. gunpowder 3
Importing, landing, disposing gunpowder, making &c. gunpowder 2
Buying gunpowder from soldier 24
Placing in building with intent to damage 3, 23
Using with intent to maim, &c. 4

H

Harbour—Harbour Regulations. 14
Harbourng—Harbouriug constables 8
Harbouring deserted soldier 24
Harbouring felons 31
Hay—Setting fire to hay 3
House—Riding over a person with a horse 32, 35
Stealing, or killing with intent to steal, skin, or maliciously injure 6
Cruelty to horse 10
Impounding horses without feeding 10 page 64
Horse—Accidental death of man by horse See "Animals." 35, 34
House—Malicious injury to house 22
Entering forcibly with intent to commit injury 22
Throwing powder &c. into house 23
Riotously demolishing house 27
Forcibly entering house 32
Stealing in a house 15, 20
Housebreaking and burglary 15, 6
Setting fire to a house 2, 32
Attempting to set fire to house 3
Breaking into by night or breaking out 6
Vagrant in house for unlawful purpose 29
Person attempting to burn house killed 34
Obstructing windows of houses 40

I

Indecency 15
Indecently laying hands on girl 32
Information X
Compounding information on penal statute 8
Injuries Malicious 21, 22, 23
Insult 6, 32

J

Jesus Christ—Blasphemy against 5
Judicial Proceedings—Contempt of Court 9
Libel against the administration of justice 21
False declarations in judicial proceedings 25
Seditious communication against the administration of justice 27
Malicious prosecution 43
Fees 33
Jury—Description and duties of jury 16
Its functions with respect to prisoners vi. § 27 vii. § 33
Coroner's Jury vii. § 32
Common Jury vii. § 34
Grand Jury vii. § 35
Considers the evidence 36
Jurors fined for non-attendance vii. § 34
Jury how formed 1b.
Justice of the Peace—Description 48
See "Magistrate."

K

Kill—Officer of the law killed in the execution of his office 36
Officer of the law killing person assaulting him 34
Manslaughter 23, 34, 35
Murder 24, 34, 35, 36
Suicide 28
Woman killing man attempting to rape her 34

L

Land—Laws respecting land 16, 45
Larceny—See "Theft."
Lawyer—His duties, &c. v. § 24 § 25
Letters—Definition of letter 53
Post office laws 25
Threatening letter 20
Defamatory letter 21
Libel—Considered as a Criminal offence 21
Considered as a Civil injury 43
Seditious libel against the administration of justice 27
Libel against the Government 21
Description of libel 52
Licenses—To remove arms 2
Occupying native land without license 16
Landing, making, selling, &c., arms without a license 2
Limitations of Action— 45
For slander 42

M

Machinery—Malicious injury to machinery 22
Magistrate—Administrator of the law i.
Takes sureties of the peace, &c. 25
Magistrate unlawfully administering oaths 25
Making false declarations before Magistrate 10
Bribery of Magistrate 6
Constable neglecting to obey warrant of Magistrate 8
Insulting Magistrate in Court 9
Powers of Magistrate in matter of theft 16, 17
Duties, &c., of Magistrate iii. § viii. § 37, xi. § 53, 54, 55, 58
Duties, &c., of Magistrate As to Criminal offences iii. § 8, ix. § 43, x. § 45
May imprison iii. § 9
Issues summouses viii. § 38
Administers oaths ix. § 42
May take bail x. § 47page 66
Magistrate—Binds witnesses te appear x. §48
Must sit in open Court xi. § 50
Caunot act in his own case xi. § 51
Is protected by the law xi. § 52
Description of Magistrate 48
Mail—Post office laws 25
Stealing, &c., letters, &c 26
Maim—Considered as a civil injury 41
Serious assault 3, 4
Using weapons. &c., with intent te maim 4
Maim any person with intent te murder 5
Malicious Injuries— 21, 22, 23
Manslaughter— 23, 24
Marriage—Bigamy 5
Master and Servant— 23
Mill—Malicious injury te machinery, or dam of mill 22
Misdemeanour—Definition of misdemeanour 51
Attempt te commit misdemeanour 5
Compounding misdemeanour 8
Misprison—Definition of misprison 51
Money—Laws respecting coin 7
Murder— 24, 35, 36
Setting fire te ship with intent te commit murder 2
Using powder, &c., with intent te commit murder 4
Attempt te commit murder 5
Burglary accompanied by assault with intent te commit murder 6
Person killed iu attempting te commit murder 34

N

Nuisance—Definition of 50
A criminal offence 40
A civil injury 24

O

Oath—Explauatiou of oath ix. §42
Unlawfully administering oath 25
False oath 25, ix. § 42
Maori curse 28
Oath by jurors vii. § 34, § 36
Oath by witnesses x. § 46
Obstructing—Obstructing officer of the law 40
Obstructing highway 40 page 67
Obtaining—Obtaining goods by false pretences 7
Offence—Definition of civil injury ii. § 6, 47, 39, 40
Definition of Capital offence 47
Definition of Criminal offence iii. § 6, § 40
Definition of Misdemeanour 51
Compounding a felony 7
Compounding a Misdemeanour 8,33
Conspiracy te commit offence 8
Sedition 27
Instance of civil injury iii. § 7
Compensation for civil injury awarded by jury with judge v. § 25
Definition of character 42
Conspiracy te accuse of criminal offence 8, 31
Attempt te commit offence 5
Punishment for offence v. § 25, 37
Judicial proceeding respecting offence x. § 45, v. § 26, ix. § 43
Witnesses to offence bound over x. § 48
Offence summarily dealt with xi. § 49
Tana Maori an offence 33
Burglary 6
Bigamy 5
Forgery 13
Misdemeanour of servant under contract 23
Office—Buying or selling an office 25
Officer of the law—Obstructing officer 40
Defamation of officer 42
Officer killed in the execution of his office 36
Misconduct of officer 42
The constable xiii. § 59
Extortion by officer 13
Officer killing person assaulting him 34
Definition of 46
Oxen—See "Animals."

P

Penal—Compounding information on penal statute 8
Definition of penal servitude 51
Piracy—Definition of 51
Laws respecting Piracy 25
Plaintiff—Definition of 40
Plantations—Setting fire to plantations 3
Malicious injury te plantations 21, 22
Plunder—Plunder a ship, piracy 25
Assault with intent to plunder 4
Person killed in attempt to plunder 34
See "Theft."page 68
Poison—Administering poison te woman te procure abortion 1
Administering poison with intent te commit murder 5
Policeman—See "Constable."
Post office—Description of Post office 55
Laws respecting Post office 25
Stealing, &c., letters, &c., 25, 26
Pound—Definition of 54
Impounding cattle trespassing 40
Impounding ditto and not feeding 10, 40
Breaking open pound 12, 26
Prison—Laws respecting prison 11, 12
False imprisonment 13
Proceedings judicial—See "Judicial proceedings."
Prosecution—Malicious prosecution 43
Accusing of crime te extort money 1, 20, 31
Conspiracy to accuse 8

Q

Quarantine— Definition of Quarantine 50
Quarantine law 15
Unshipping goods from vessel in Quarantine 15
Queen—Administrator of the law 1
Her powers, duties, &c. iv. § 11
Libel against Queen 21
Sedition against Queen 27

R

Rape—
Assault with intent to commit rape 4
Woman killing person attempting to commit rape 34
Receiving—Receiving trees, &c., knowing them to be stolen 19
Receiving back stolen goods 7
Receiving goods knowing them to be stolen 26
Receiving animals knowing them to be stolen 19
Registrar—His duties, &c. vii. § 36
Duties of Registrar as to forming Jury vii. § 34
Rescue—Definition of 53
Rescue prison breach and escape xiii. § 60, 11, 12
Rescue of any animal lawfully taken 26
Ridicule—Of Holy Scriptures 5
Riot 27
Robbert 19, 33, 51
See also "Theft."

S

Scriptures—Ridiculing the Holy Scriptures 5
Sedition 27
Seduction 44
Self-defence 35, 39
Selling—Cheating 7
Selling Arms 2
Buying or selling office 25
Servant—Master and Servant 23
Sheep—Stealing or killing sheep with intent to steal 6
Malicious injury to sheep 6
See "Animals."
Sheriff—Duties, &c., of Sheriff 34, vi. § 30, § 31
Sheriff forms the Jury vii. § 34
Ship—See "Vessel."
Shooting—Shooting at any person 4
Shooting With intent to commit murder 5
Firing guns from vessels 15
Robbing with violence 20
Accidental death by person shooting 34
Signals—Exhibiting to ship false signals 23
Slander—Limitation of action for slander 42
Description of slander 42
Defamatory letter 21
Smuggling 27
Soldier—Laws respecting soldier 24
Spirituous Liquors—Laws respecting spirits 27, 28
Taking spirits into Gaol 12
Person drunk 11
Person drunk may be apprehended xiii. § 59
Spirits hawked about may be seized 27
Stab—Stab with intent to murder 5
Stab accompanying burglary 6
Stack—Setting fire to 3
Straw—Setting fire to 3
Suffocate—Suffocate with intent to murder 5
Summons—Civil Summons 40, iii. § 7
Civil Summons Must bo asked for by plaintiff viii. § 38
Criminal Summons v. § 26, x. § 45
Summons to Jurors vii. § 34
Summons to Witness viii. § 39
Definition of Summons 47 page 70
Sunday— 28
Supreme Court—Definition of Supreme Court 50
Contempt of Supreme Court 9
Sureties for the Peace, &c.— 25
Sureties for Assault or Affray 31
Sureties for Maori curse 39
Sureties may be taken by Magistrate 25
Swearing 5, 28

T

Tampering—With Witness 28
Taua Maori— 33
Teach—The Use of Arms 2
Te do Malicious Injury 22
Theft—Definition of 54
Lareeny 16
Stealing. Trees. &c., in Garden 17, 18
Stealing Orders, Bills, &c. 19
Stealing Dogs, or having in possession a stolen one 10
Receiving back Stolen Goods 7
Obtaining goods by false pretences 7
Stealing letter? 25, 26
Receiving goods knowing them to be stolen 26
Exception in Maori cases 33, x. § 44
Robbery 19, 33
Taua Maori 33
Stolen Horse found in public place 39
Tureatening—Threatening Letter 20
Compelling by threatening the delivery of anything 20
Ticket—Explanation of Ticket 51
Law respecting Tickets for Dogs 10, 11
Trees—Stealing or Damaging in a Garden 17, 18
Receiving Trees knowing them te be stolen 19
Malicious Injury to Trees 22
Cutting Trees on Native Lands 16
Trespassing—Cattle Trespassing through broken fence 40
Impounding Cattle Trespassing 40

U V

Utter—A False Coin 7
Vagrant—Laws about Vagrants, Rogues and Vagabonds 29
Vessel—Master of vessel Landing Arms, &c. 2
Setting fire to vessel 2
Attempting to set fire to vessel 3
Impeding person endeavouring to escape from wreck 5 page 71
Vessel—Stealing from vessel 20
Unshipping things from vessel in Quarantine 15
Malicious Injury to vessel 22
Throwing rubbish from vessel into Harbour 14
Exhibiting False Signals to vessels 23
Throwing Explosive Substance into vessel 23
Piracy 25
Wreck 29
Goods from Wreck 29

W

Warrant—Warrant of Magistrate to be obeyed by Constable xiii. § 59, 8
Warrant to Apprehend 33, x. § 45
Coroner's Warrant vii. § 32
Weight—False Weight 7
Wheat—Setting or attempting to set fire to stack or crop of Wheat 3
Wife—Adultery with man's Wife 44
Unlawfully taking man's Wife 44
See "Woman."
Witness— ix. § 42
Tampering with Witness 28
Witness in Criminal matters v. § 26, x. § 46
Witness in Supreme Court sworn by Registrar vii. § 36
Witness sworn in Resident Magistrate's Court ix. 42
Witness fined for Non-attendance vii. § 38
Witness bound over to Appear x. § 48
Wills—Fraudently Destroying or Concealing Wills 19
Description of Wills 49
Woman—Administering Drugs to Woman to procure Abortion 1
Laying Hands indecently on Woman 32
Defamation of Woman 42
Rape of Woman 26
Committing adultery with Woman 44
Beating woman considered as a civil injury 44
Unlawfully taking Woman 43
Unlawfully taking Girl 31
Woman Secretly Burying her Child 8
Woman committing Bigamy 5
Woman concealing Birth of her Child 8
Woman Killing man attempting to Rape her 34
Wounding—Unlawfully Wounding any person 3, 4
Wounding any person with intent to commit murder 5
Wounding accompanying Burglary 6
Wreck—Impeding persons endeavouriug to escape from Wreck 5
Goods from Wreck 29
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