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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1136, 3 October 1871, Page 2

Referring to the late Tokangarnutu meeting, the New Zealand Herald says : —lt seems probable than little of importance was done, and that beyond an inordinate quantity of what is popularly known as " blatherskyting " and gurmandizing, the whole affair was an abortion Not that in any respect the meeting has differed therein from other native meetings of late, which almost always begin, continue, and end with an amount of vapouring and eating which would infallibly render an ordinary European bilious and dyspeptic for the remainder of his life.' We feel somewhat inclined to imitate the example of Kereopa at the great Taranaki corrobberee, and tarn our backs upon the whole affair as a parcel of meaningless nonsense We feel that to exalt the meaningless speeches of petty and semi-savage chieftains into announcements of political significance is to somewhat lower the tone of our prestige. From the Australian Israelite we learn the interesting fact that, after erecting almshouse;-!;, the Jewish Philanthropic Society can find no one poor enough to go into them. The most suitable applicant is a man with an income of 30s a week, and a sum of <£loo safely lodged in one of the bank*. Tf this be the poorest of the hibe, it is difficult to guage the wealth of the richest.