"HE TE FUNNY FELLOW "
A BANKING INCIDENT The other day a Maori client of Tc Awamutu bank called upon i'iie manager to ascertain' how his account stood, states the T'e Awamutu Courier. * Mr : I kawa know what I oiwc you. By korry, I've been very busy —that's why I haven't been here before. Me missus and I have tc hig talk about you last night. That's why I came to sec you to-day. The Bank Manager: Where is your cheque book? The Maori: By korry, by gee, fcnemissus he got it. The Bank Manager: Well, you will have to produce the cheque booky The Maori: By korry, it home. I'll send a taxi for it. The Bank Manager: No, no! The police have returned it to me from Hastings. The Maori: From Hastings! By korry, why he been there? The Manager; got it and cashed a cheque on your book for £30 at Hastings. The Maori: Well, that his business, not mine. Please yourself. The Manager: But lie's in gaol. The Maori: But you listen this way. I also lost the plurry clarionettc, the plurry shirts, the plurry shoes! The Manager: Well, here's your cheque book. Be more careful of il in future. The Maori: By korry, he tc funny fellow!
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 136, 1 August 1941, Page 5
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211"HE TE FUNNY FELLOW " Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 136, 1 August 1941, Page 5
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