THE COSTLY TANGI
■ A - / . ■ . '.'. '. •• yy\*^i3iS • (SPECIAL TO "THE PRESS ") .^jff ' ; MARTON, • Jan U § The evils of attending Maon „___stt have been emphasised over again and it would appearasff time has arrived for the stop m and persuade tho Maoris th»# the pakeha funeral is the bette? 3ft. cheaper. r -^ ! ||t . A striking racanxple of how Maoris/111l by the tangi has jS_t*S# to _ght from the Main TnmkXSSM the case of Pango Raunaewa, ©f< __2?_. lata \ears ago Pango and ther decided to go in for fanning. took up 90 acres of land at Rata!_hh_Y il cows were purchased, and a fivo-roo___W house and a milking; shed with ZSlll bails made their appearance. -' _W§f two brothers then set about the place, which was-in heavy _*_?'"■ _fl and after much bringing tho best part of tho B«___ .#1 into a state of productivity. : had milked for threo years, arid wem-tl the earners of a comfortable little i_.-11 come. •••."'.. "^.S.I When Pango's brother died a iwji. ster tangi was convened. That t__J'#J' cost Pango over £200. On top oftflig tho father passed away, leaving tn_nr.# * creditors lamenting. Pango was forwxilife to clear off his father's debts also. Hay* then discovered that ho was niiiedW Taking heart again, the unfortunate*? man came up to Winiata and started afresh. At present he is milking _f_ic. teen cows. In every way ho has pr___|s. Ed his energy and industry, hut''iii.? seems that an unkind fate dodged his footsteps. y^M||: A few days ago a Maori child beloß_> ing to tho little cominunitv died. big tangi has been arranged, and -Wm somo process of maladroit reasoriuiKW Pango is to bear the whole'of'-._eW'<fl_. penses of tho gathering. "Maori torn has it that whenever a death, hfc|. $!_;■ pens in a man's family all.his fat p_»i%f§ fat geese, fat turkeys, and fact, with surplus flesh, shw' : _a_ts*_fl feed the mourners. ii3§S_ j It comes very heavy on Pango, _i_t?_B will probably spell ruin for hxmP ;,. .v.pffl
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14889, 31 January 1914, Page 12
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325THE COSTLY TANGI Press, Volume L, Issue 14889, 31 January 1914, Page 12
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