THE MAORI MESSENGER. Auckland, March 1, 1849.
We have, just now, received a piece of intelligence, from the Bay of Islands, at which we are heartily grieved. It relates to some very
bad conduct on the part of some of the natives of the Bay. Of this bad conduct we have been made acquainted by a friend of the natives, dwelling at Kororarika, who is most anxious to have the evil put a stop to; This friend of the natives, who has witnessed with delight the great good arising from the suppression of drinking, has seen with equal sorrow tho introduction of a most injurious 'vice, in which, lie tells os, the natives are too much in the practice of indulging—a vice which it is the duty of all in [authority, of all Christian teachers, and of [every friend of the natives, to use every endeavour to restrain. Tho vice complained of is Gambling,—a vice which, in all ages, and in all countries, has been one of the greatest curses ever let loose upon mankind. *' It is no uncommon occurrence," —so writes our informant, —" to see a native stripped of his last garment through card playing, ajnl, in many cases, fighting to get his clothing back. The worst feature of this gaming is, that it is mostly carried on on the Sabbath day, and very often during Divine Service, and in the open streets. Now, I think, that having Native Police in Russell, they ought to inlorni the simple natives of Kororarika of the great error they are committing, and that instead of encouraging them in wrong, and acting on many occasions as their umpires, they should interfere and prevent this violation of the Sabbath and injurious depravation of the native mind."
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 March 1849, Page 1
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292THE MAORI MESSENGER. Auckland, March 1, 1849. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 March 1849, Page 1
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