TE WHITI'S CONUNDRUM.
The Interpretation '■■■■' Te Whiti's interpretation of his ambiguous reply to Govei'ner Gordon's message respecting the lands, "that' the potato was cooked," is, according to the (Hawera Star, as follows :— [•* When a potato has been cooked, nothing will bring it back to its natural state. So. with the land; the Government having sold the land belonging to the Maoris, nothing can! restore it to the rightful owners, thus' virtually cooking the potato," \
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 79, 1 March 1884, Page 3
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74TE WHITI'S CONUNDRUM. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 79, 1 March 1884, Page 3
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