LOST TRIBE OF MAORIS
FIORDLAND MYSTERY
INYERCARGjIfiIq OqtoJi.e^ ; 2B. g. A suggestion that .there mayt a living remnant off the lost Ngatitnainoe, tribe in Fiordland has provoked a good;’ deal of discussion ~ here,-Ppinions $ differ as to the possibility of the tribe j*: -lr a few of its number being still in.; existence, but there seems to be .ft. unanimous opinion that a search should be made with a view to clearing up the mystery surrounding the Ngatimamoe. Among those who firmly believe that «|| such a tribe either in existing still or j| at any rate has existed until recent n| times is Mr • .John .Topi, j ? pf‘ ! R , |apuko) whoe. fathhr plikyed’shell jiari ini| tlis history' of tlrafi’picturesque ’lsland, jv ami .who tvas one of .the recognised * authorities oii the history of tho'South- ' -cm Maori. 'Air'Topi-most anxious to see an expedition launched and fromvv .What: can be learned beds’-if IkAfy toffiip'etiv witli plenty of support.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1930, Page 5
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155LOST TRIBE OF MAORIS Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1930, Page 5
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