, ▁K p ana ▁Lewis ▁used ▁the ▁P oro ▁to ▁give ▁force ▁to ▁his ▁dis g ust ▁with ▁the ▁colonial ▁measures . ▁ ▁Reb ell ion ▁The ▁P oro ▁tradition ally ▁had ▁a ▁role ▁of ▁ens uring ▁concert ed ▁action ▁for ▁political ▁or ▁economic ▁purposes . ▁It ▁could ▁as ▁easily ▁place ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁war ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁har vest , ▁a ▁ban ▁which ▁no ▁one ▁d ared ▁dis ob ey . ▁It ▁ ▁thus ▁ful filled ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁modern ▁jud ici ary ▁system ▁and ▁police ▁force . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁that ▁K p ana ▁Lewis ▁used ▁to ▁effect ▁a ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁trade ▁with ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁the ▁K rio ▁people ▁who ▁K p ana ▁Lewis ▁and ▁other ▁ind igen ous ▁trib al ▁leaders ▁accused ▁of ▁supporting ▁the ▁British . ▁When ▁the ▁District ▁Commission er ▁called ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁chief s ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁warn ▁them ▁against ▁any ▁kind ▁of ▁re bell ion , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁confer ▁with ▁ ▁K p ana ▁Lewis , ▁whom ▁he ▁regarded ▁as ▁his ▁leader . ▁So ▁great ▁was ▁his ▁power ▁and ▁influence ▁over ▁these ▁r ul ers ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁open ly ▁def y ▁powerful ▁British ▁officials ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁K p ana ▁Lewis ' ▁authority . ▁The ▁British ▁then ▁quickly ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁criminal ▁off ence ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁P oro ▁to ▁rest rain ▁trade . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁H ut ▁Tax ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 8