We regret to learn, from statements received from different parts of the Coast that the Natives have been involving themselves in very heavy debts in the expectation of getting .higher prices for their produce than they-are likely to realise. We have in previous numbers cautioned them against taking 100 much credit without a certainty of being able to pay, and the Europeans are not always free from blame in giving such credit. The sooner this evil is remedied the belter for both parties, and we recommend the Natives to payoff their debts as soon aslhey possibly can, otherwise 4hey will soon begiii to lose that credit for honesty in their dealings by which they have hitherto been characterised as a people.
Now it is quite clear that our Maori friends have not yet learned thevalueof time. They do not improve the precious moments as they pass swiftly away, as did Alfred the Great, the wise King of England. The idea m their niindsseemsto be* that it isofliuleorj no consequence as to when their accounts are paid, and that no serious inconvenience will be felt by the Europeans should the accounts stand over for years. These are very mistaken views, and men with, such views should never get into debt- When our friends are anxious to possess an article without having the means of purchasing it, they should simply call to mind the injunction of the Great Apostle ( ' owe no man anything,"
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 9, 30 September 1856, Page 2
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241Untitled Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 9, 30 September 1856, Page 2
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