The Otaki ccrr.spondent of the Post states: -"The potato blight has pretty well s sept the district from end to end, and the Maoris are sadly bewailing the loss of their muoh-ne6ded “Taiowa." Some, indeed, havo aotually sat down and wept at the sight of the havoo w ought by the pest. Many families will have a hard struggle during the winter, more espeoia'ly f there be many " tangis,"
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1656, 24 January 1906, Page 2
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69Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1656, 24 January 1906, Page 2
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