The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (in MÄori: ngÄ mÄtÄpono o te tiriti) are partly an attempt to reconcile the different te reo MÄori and English language versions of the Treaty of Waitangi, and allow the application of the Treaty to a contemporary context.he Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (in MÄori: ngÄ mÄtÄpono o te tiriti) are partly an attempt to reconcile the different te reo MÄori and English language versions of the Treaty of Waitangi, and allow the application of the Treaty to a contemporary context.
A Lock-Top damper or energy-saving damper is a damper that is connected to the chimney system at the top of the flue. Like a throat damper, it has an easy-to-use cable for opening and closing the flue (donât worry â you wonât have to go up on the roof!), but unlike a throat damper, a Lock-Top damper provides an airtight seal.
Damper. 1  A means of controlling the flow of air into a stove. Usually, a damper was a plate that could be slid across air openings, but the damper in a stovepipe was a metal disk mounted inside the pipe that could be turned from being parallel to the airflow to being perpendicular, completely cutting off air flow. 2  slightly wet.