A FISHEEMAN'S PSYCHOLOGY.
"The Maori mind cannot understand the psychology of the pakeha in regard to sport," remarked .-the Hon. A. T. Ngata (Eastern Maori) in the Hous« of last night, in referring to the question of fishing rights in the Taupo Lake. The Maori, he said, could not understand what the pakeha saw in walking up and down a bank; wading up to his waist in a cold stream; flourishing a very slender stick and a line of thread thickness, with an absurdly small hook and a sham fly attached to it; and trying to catch a big fish, and enjoying it. And then, having caught his fish the fisherman "chucked" it away. The Maori thought the pakeha introduced trout into the streams merely for fun, and not for, food; he had always believed that fish were primarily for food. "The Native," ho said, "believes that people of such a psychology ought to be charged £3 for the fun he enjoys." (Laughter.)
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 57, 4 September 1926, Page 8
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163A FISHEEMAN'S PSYCHOLOGY. Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 57, 4 September 1926, Page 8
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