IV. Nga He Ki Te Ingoa.

8. He kupu i horihoria mo to tangata kua oati teka ia, he Slander (whakapoke ingoa) tera. He pena ano nga kupu whakapoke ingoa katoa i titoa e te ngakau kino, a i puaki i te ngntu.

Na, he kupu kihai i whakapae nui mai i tetahi o nga hara o whiua ana e te Ture, me whakaatu e te tangata mana te whakawa kua whai he tetahi mea ana i aua kupu. Ki te kahore, e kore e tika te whakawa.

He kupu e poke ai te ingoa, otiia kihai i puaki hei pena: engari hei ako, (i runga ranei i te whakaaro he hoa aroha tera nona,) e kore e pai kia whakawakia, no te mea kahore he tikanga kino i roto. E kore ano e whakawakia nga korero i haere i runga i te huarahi tika. Ki te korerotia hoki he korero mo tetahi tangata ki te Kai-whakawa, he mea e kore e pai kia ngaro i a ia, kahore he he. Ki te mea e hara i te korero teka, e kore te Kooti e whakaae ki tetahi utu ki te tangata mona nei taua korero.

9. Tetahi atu he o nga mahi whakapoke ingoa,—Ki te mea ka tuhituhia, ka taia ranei, he pukapuka hei tirohanga ma te tokomaha, a, te huarahi o tana korero he mea whakatakoto na te ngakau kino hei whakapoke i to tera ingoa. He aha te kore noa ai he tino kupu e whakawakia ai, ki te mea e rere ana te huarahi i runga i te whakatutua i te tangata, hei mea ranei i a ia kia whakahaweatia e ona hoa, hei kino aha ranei mona; ahakoa he mea tuhituhi, he mea ta, he mea whakaahua, he he kei roto i taua pukapuka; ka whakaaetia he utu, ina whakawakia. Te ingoa o tenei tu he, he libel.

10. Tetahi atu he, he whakawakanga, heoi ano ona take he kino mo tera tangata. Ka utua tera ki te whakamaramatia mai te korenga o te take, te hiahia ano hoki ki te kino mona. Kia kitea ano ia te kino kua pa ki a ia i runga i taua whakawakanga he; te hereherenga ranei, te page 32whakapokenga ranei i tona ingoa; ana moni ranei kua pau i roto i taua whakawakanga nei.