| pp.5-6 | Editorial outlines British judicial practice regulating arrest, charges, trial by jury, and sentencing by fine or imprisonment. |
| pp.6-7 | Letters to the Editor |
| From Kaiaroha o te Tikanga, me te Pono [Lover of Justice and Truth], Auckland | |
| Discusses the traditional appropriateness of the plunder of Te Pōtete [Thomas Spencer Forsaith] by Te Tirarau. Reports that Parore agreed with the action but did not participate. | |
| From Hoari Takaore, Auckland | |
| Recounts a fist fight between a Maori and a soldier that resulted in prosecution. Argues that the soldier began the fight, and that the account was also witnessed by Te Mete [Constable Smith]. | |
| Editor disputes part of Takaore's viewpoint about compensation for the victim. | |
| pp.7-8 | Reproduction of the Maori language version of the text for the Treaty of Waitangi and the Articles. |
| p. 8 | [Notices] |
| Report of the bullet wound to the hand of Takō from Pōneke [Wellington] who was treated by a doctor 20 days after the event, and lived. | |
| Names of District Court Judges for Auckland, Northland, Wellington, Wanganui, and Akaroa. | |
| Auckland Court dates. | |
| Two government sawmills at Waipapa destroyed by fire. | |
| Sale of Pūkaki-a-te-Waipapa by Tihi and others. | |
| Governor's endorsement of Te Karaka [George Clarke Snr] as Chief Protector of Aborigines. | |
| Governor's endorsement of Hōri Karaka [George Clarke Jnr] as Sub-Protector of Aborigines. |