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Te Kopara 76

Te Kopara 76


[3] Te Kopara, Number 76, Gisborne, 31 May, 1920.

‘Iti te Kopara, kai takirikiri ana i runga i te Kahikatea.’
Although the Bellbird is small, he plucks at the Kahikatea. [cf Nga Pepeha 908]

THE ADDRESS OF THE MAORI PEOPLE TO THE PRINCE.

Sir William H Herries, Minister for Maori Affairs, delivered this address to the Prince on Thursday, 29th April, 1920. His companions were sixty-five Maori chiefs, men and women, chosen by the tribes of the two islands gathered at Rotorua. The address, written in English, was signed by Mr Herries and the Maori Members of Parliament.