MAHUTA'S SUCCESSOR.
"CORONATION" FIXED FOR NEXT :,--■■■ --SUNDAY. : (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ...,.>'.(■.« <i>-u-in•!• A.Ucfcland Ji so,Ypmbor 21. ■At-Waahi to-day the tangi was continued. In the expectation that the "coronation" of Te Rata, Mahuta's successor, would take place this morning, a large number visited the pa. Among them were Sir James and Lady Carroll, and the lending chiefs who wore present yesterday, as : wcll as a fairly large number of new visitors, who arrived by train. Evidently Sir James Carroll's advice regarding the retention of tho royal title was not taken, it having been decided that To Rata should bo chosen as successor to his father with the title of "King." The Maniapotos were most adverse to the change, and early this morning announced their allegiance to the new "monarch." The "coronation" is definitely fixed for next Sunday at noon. , The funeral of Mahuta is to take place on the day following. Henare Kaihau was in possession of the Marae to-day, and spoke at length in acknowledgment of the speeches made by the visitors during the ceremonies.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1604, 22 November 1912, Page 4
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174MAHUTA'S SUCCESSOR. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1604, 22 November 1912, Page 4
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