The Natives at Tauranga are it appears great gamblers. A correspondent of the Southern Cross says :— ' • Some few years back nothing but religion occupied their minds ; afterwards war, with all its excitement and reverses ; but more recently cards has been the all-absorbing subject. From a child of five years of age to the aged veteran of 70, they may be seen engaged in this vile and exciting practice ; and it is no common circumstance to witness special night-parties playing till daybreak for a penny box of matches."
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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 942, 3 August 1871, Page 3
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