All about a Kiss.
A fanny tale is told of a Tauranga Court case. A beauteous Maori damsel 'had been forcibly robbed of -a kiss by a new chum pakeba. She brought him up before the Magis-
trato to answer a charge of assault. The 8. M. decided that the assaault had deen proved, and the delinquent was fined £1 and costs. The injured damsel seamed in no hurry to leave the Court, and the clerk asked her what she was waiting for. "Te utu," was the reply, •' homai te poun!" "Kahore," replied the clerk, " the pound is utu mo te Queen." "No fear," quoth the lady, "too much the gammon you — he no kisse te Kuini— he kissee roe !"
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Manawatu Herald, 16 November 1897, Page 3
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120All about a Kiss. Manawatu Herald, 16 November 1897, Page 3
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