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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 4308, 20 April 1907, Page 4

Recently th© Papawai natives held a native celebration, which consisted largely of haka and kai, and by much enterprise and eneTeW succeeded 1 in raising a sum of £6OO to maintain a native .pa in a fitr state. The sum was gathered in a few days. As showing the existing conditions of Work At the Wlaatai mine mow comparedl With! five wears ago code witness at the Arbitration Court sitting 1 said that befool tike last award Was given the truekis in use were about • lOjcfwt., now th© trudfceips ihiad to push 18 or 19 cwt. Tfie timbers tod wete much heavier, aind A gfraater quantity had to be handled. (At one tame a good run in the afbeimoon left very little! Work for the night shift, now it was going! bard nil the tiffin, t