A MAORI MEETING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 658, 8 November 1909, Page 8

A MAORI MEETING.

• TARANAKI VISITORS WELCOMED. •••The Natives who are at present residing ' in this , district ' held .a' meeting in,-the ; Sydney, ; Street StetUodist'Schoolroom on Saturday evening to welcome the Maori, visitors- from' Taranaki. The resident Natives were, according to Maori ■ custom,'"all' seated in "the ' schoolroom , awaiting the'visitors, who filed'in, headed by their chief, Kahupokoro. •To Heuheii.'J'ukmoV the Vell-knowii and popular \ chief of Tanpo, welcomed the visitors with a 'neat speech,- and he aiid Taite, " 'of NgatiTuwhaTefea, .'then-, led' a ."pbuwhiri," or song-'of welcome,' in honour of the visitors. Kahupokoro, of Ngatiruanui,' replied' to Te Heuheii ' Tukino, and then all the visitors sprang to ; their feet'and. chanted a "waiatii,". or,;;s6ng v iii . reply, led .by. ICahupokoro andrPouwhareumu, of Ngatirua'nui. " Kereru, of Tuhpe.' then addressed the meetign. .Taite, led-the resident Natives in. another;' "pouwhiri." Another .visitor,i Noehia Tawakeariki; of-' Ngatiruanui," then". followed with, and "waiata..". The'well- '. known .chief Takana ; ICingi,' -of the'" Ngatikahu-! hungunu' triblo, Welcomed ,the visitors oh behalf. of his people. Pouwh'arenuiu, of Ngatiruanui, replying,* acknowledged the compliment paid to . the visitors,' who then ' joine dhiin in a "wai- , ata'' m reply. ' The chief: Epanaia' Ih'aka' Whaliga, - of- Ngati-Knhuhungu-Kongomai-Waliine table., (Gisborno), spoke, ;welo>ming the' Tara- • naki Natives'on- behalf of his; own'people.To Heuheu '.Tukin'o and Epenaia ; 'and the'. resident' Natives than "followed-with' a song. ■Afte'ri.this," , Tupatea,- a- chief of NKatiruanui,-■ replied, and . led a '.waiata", by, the Taranaki Natives.'Wiki Taitokc,, the wqll-known- chieftainess of Wha--nganm, welcomed the visitors,'and then followed the -inspiriting' haka: " " ■ . "Ka mate! ka mate! ■.-, \ ,' , 1 , Ka ora! ka oral • • -; i, iiTenerte tangata puhuruhuru, nan l tiki'mai, whnkawhitr te ra; Hupauo! Hupane! • .'■<•. -. Hu-pane! .Kaupane! !,-■-/ Whiti-to ra."it ,\ ■ It is death! .-It.is death!, , ;It is lite' It is life' . This tho man of great power who causes . the sun to shino.. . Hurrah! Hurrah!. . . f It is. sunshine. A haka wiis. then led bv To Houheu Tukino, ■ Kahu-KMehi,'.Wiki: Taitoko, ' and' Pd-ehaii Houheu'in honour :;of tho Taranalci ;. visitors, of Waitotarai'. foliowirig with a speech and, haka;': Mr. I H. M. St'owell'(Hare; Hongi), of Ngapuhi tribe, welcomed this -Kabri- > war dancew. Tfi' Heuheu Tiikiuo ropliied,' and - the proceedings : concluded with sqme' apprb- -, priato,Maori song 3 and salutations. ';The whole- , proceodiiig? 'were/very, insfnriting; from first to. last, and; some'excellent, speeches were iniade-'in, correct,MaoriVstyle. . ;'., : ". The, visitors,' to the number' of about fifty, , attended service at' the ;Thorndon, Methodist Church -last: evening in a body, and their pakeha brethren were much: struck with their stalwart bearing and appearance. ,"• ■