HONE AND TE CORPORA.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1837, 8 June 1918, Page 3

HONE AND TE CORPORA.

“Halloa, Hone! You seem very excited (his morning; what’s wrong/" “Py kripe, Milfa Edila, T strike te diwidend tis time. 1 get te korero wit Chuck Hanna, and he terra mo, ‘Here you are, Hone;, put .your name down in te hook, maka .join te corpora tore.’ Hone say, what that 5 ? J)cn Chuck.show rno le hook wit. to name nearly all to pakeha in Foxton. I say, all lis ferra goin’ to fight to Gherman'/ ‘No, lam fear/ Chack say; ‘he goin’ to buy te taonga (goods) for next nuttin.’ I terra ('hack I te ferra to shine tc* paper if I goin 1 to get te prower, toi huga, te lea, for nuttin. But Chack say Hone must be te shareholder. Werra, I terra him te missis got lot of laud le Waikato, and I lease te land te pakeha at Motuili. By kripe, I terra Chack I not te common Maori. He say, ‘Tat’s alright, copper face, you don’t understand. You take te share in te corpora £l, £5, and den you can buy all te goods half-price what you pay Paukhama.’ 1 say, ‘Right, 1 your Moses. How much tick you giv me/’ He say no tick. I terra him te storekeeper give me six month tick. He larp, and say tat’s te way you pay te big price. He say all te men shine te paper pay up te £l, te £5, den get te shop, and all buy te goods. Ewery man shine te paper he te shop-keeper. Bymeby he shine te paper again, and buy te flaxmill, te steamer, te pub, te noospaper. I tink te best way. Kapai te corpora —ewery man te boss! We have te big korero last night. Chack he te big rooster take te chair. All te pheller talk te corpora —Chiramy Stewen he get te korero pout te share. We have te good time. Taihoa, you see only one big shop in Foxton belonga te corpora. Tis momin’ I see Chack MeColl pout te can. When he terra mete price I say no good to me, I join te corpora. Your tin too dear. He say, ‘whati apout te money you owe me?’ I terra him I pay when I get te diwidend from te corpora. Den I seo Poukhama. He say, T pelieve you join te corpora, Hone ? ’ I say you better believe it. No place for you now, Poukhama —better you get te job in te swamp, or fight te German. He larp like he got te bad pain, and terra me he goin’ to giv te goods away. If te corpora sell cheap, he sell cheap, too, and no more tick for Hone. Den I see Teddy Walker, and he worry busy. He terra- me ail te prices goin’ down, and now le time to buy. Mitta Oxley say, ‘Newer mind, I goin’ to te war —100 many bad debt in Foxton.’ Poor Mil (a Rinuuer, he look he goin’ to cry, and I feel werry sorry. I say, ‘Cheer up, my pakcha frien; we give you te job drive, te cart,’ and Miller Smiff be run away and blow bis nose. All te draper chap he say Ik; take te share in te corpora. AVerra, I must go see Poukhama now, he goin' to give Hone tiek for the taonga until te corpora start. Kaipai le corpora I Ako! ake! ake!”