Maori Pronunciation.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 August 1938, Page 4

Maori Pronunciation.

“Why not pronounce it correctly ” asked Mr Justice Blair, after counsel in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth recently had several times pronounced “Tumoana” as “Tumona.” His Honour said he saw no reason why the proper pronunciation should not be used. “Maori is a pretty language, and pakehas should use it properly,” he said. “I will try, sir,” replied the lawyer. Meal of Eels. A particularly large black shag, which was shot at Lake Forsyth, was received recently by the Canterbury Museum. The shag weighed 61b. 120 z., but when it was opened it was found that the 12 ounces represented the weight of two undigested eels, one of nine ounces and 20 inches long, and the other of three ounces and 12 inches long. The shag was flying low when ‘shot, and looked as though it was weighed down by the eels. Shark Menace Explained. The savagery of grey nurse sharks in New South Wales waters and their comparative docility off the coast of Queensland was the subject of comment by Mr A. W. B. Powell, assistant-director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, in an address at the museum. Mr Powell said that hardly a season passed in New South Wales without a fatality being reported ias the result of attacks by these fish, whereas on Queensland beaches people could swim near the sharks with immunity. This was explained by the fact that Queensland waters, like New Zealand; were comparatively shallow, providing a large feeding area, but the New South Wales coast shelved steeply and the sharks, unable to find sufficient food, became very dangerous through the effects of hunger. ’