TE WHITI.
i Special to Times.] Auckland, last night. On his recent visit to Paribaka Doctor Pomare, who is well known among the Gisborne natives, had several chats with the aged prophet and chief Te Whiti, who
is a connection of his. In Pomare’s opinion Te Whiti is very much misrepresented. In some respects he is to be admired, but in a great many things Dr. Pomare does not agree with him. Though Te Whiti's people drink, lie himself does not. He cannot see what sense there is in getting intoxicated. "Why,” he says, ‘* surely a man must be a fool, a man must be mad to think that sourness is sweet. I can’t see why people should want a thing which will make idiots of them,”
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 361, 11 March 1902, Page 2
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