HOKIANGA.
Hokianga is famous for its noble kauri forests, from which an abundant supply has been shipped to England, and the surrounding colonies. To the former country, the finest contract spars were sent by Messrs. McDonnell and Russell. The na-
tives located on this beautiful river, were the parties employed to fell and square the timber in question, and great praise is due to them, for the manner in which the work was executed. While the natives of Hokianga were attending to these earthly concerns, they were not unmindful of what is far more important. The Sabbath was an especial delight, and the house of prayer was thronged with anxious inquirers after truth. But what a change has come over the place and people ! Everything now seems desolate and hopeless ; and no wonder, for the believers of the once flourishing Mangungu Mission Station " have forgotten their first love/' We stay not to inquire the cause of this defection, it is sufficient for our purpose at present, to chronicle the sad fact.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 February 1855, Page 5
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171HOKIANGA. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 February 1855, Page 5
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