THE LATE WI PARATA.
(Per Press Association*> Wellington, October 8.. Waikanae's week fit tangi over Wi- >,. Parata, cx-M.H.R., ended this after- V noon. Maoris have come from all . parts of New Zealand, men, women, and children of all ages, and the gathering is said to be the greatest ever recorded in the colony for native obi sequies. Digging out the grave was. begun before 10 o'clock tin's morning, by half a dozen Maoris. The encampment comprised about fifty tents, surrounding the one which sheltered the coffin. The sides of the tent were adorned with pictures, and rugs and mats were stacked on the ground around the bier. The women in the tent maintained perpetually a low moaning, which increased in volume
when visiting wahines arrived and commenced (heir pathetic wail. The men took a turn at the panegyrics, while others squatting round occasiortally joined in.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81860, 9 October 1906, Page 2
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145THE LATE WI PARATA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81860, 9 October 1906, Page 2
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