MAORI PRESENTATION
^ Revr Paora Temuera presented Bishop and Mrs. Hoiland with a caryed opbasional table and a Maori 1 earvetl inkstand on the occasion of ' their "yisi^fo ^ptaki. The following address ' aboplhpanied the presentation:^- v-' A; 'p'-i ? /- * S* • ' : . .* > '• ■ " *• ' "We, your^Maori •pepp/e, in bi'd-: ningvijQ^- ev.r^u mai," Uae^'^a/ farewell and G(XSpeed, fbel ve have lost a true n.ena and inieed a Father-in-God. On the .fda;* you came among us ten years agp you showed your lteen interegt ,w.nd sympathy in our welfare and we;'- . oeing, and you worked for thatfqK^ riglit up to this your last day with. us. We shall never forget. '/I "To Mrs. Hoiland and yourself/ we unite in our heartfelt thanks and apprecialion. and humbly ask you to accept these presents as a small token; but nevertheless it is to remind you of our deep lovc and affection for you both. Finally, Sir, in thc language of our fathers, we wish to. express to you our native adieu from the heart: 'Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapapounamu te moana. "Kia tere te karohirohi i mua i tou aroaro." (Let thc cairn be wiclespread, and he s.ea like the greenstone pavenent. Let tlie summer atmospherc wcr shimmer bef ore you ) . Signed. — Revs. Hohepa Taepa, Manu A. Bennett, P: Kokiri, P. remuera, F. Aotearoa.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 September 1946, Page 2
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