MAORI MEMORIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1941, Page 9

MAORI MEMORIES

MAORI ARRIVALS. ■ 10-comed by JUS. of Palir.ctiton NmUi for the r.itie- Afi'- ‘ In our early New Zealand records we find well-tliought-out evidence of investigation ami comparisons. From these it was made apparent that il, first Polynesian arrived about A I). Hl! 1 a date corresponding with the arr;wu of the gispsies in Europe. Time had clouded the memories of the Maoris on this subject, Im*. tm priests always used notched s’wks upon which they cut a mark when each hereditary chief died and Ins son m weeded him These were called ;tuj unn ami >n different urn then- wa-. <'<■!'• y.>i>< >i a!is >• evidence of ac.ui .ii. ;. Another test applied by .or ,a. i> - cmilers was taken fimu English ho. nt records m the British Mu’-e'.:.’:', F: ■.. William th. Compterm- t.. W Tam " . Fourth 37i sovereigns reigned 7'?’. y curs fhc awragr mgr. v. a-. '.‘7 ami . fraction Tin-- method • f U-st.ng '.he ail rat right-, of the Nga Ur;c.r. ;.mi the Ng..tiwh.akaue tribt ■ to the .ditnd .sf M---t;!i was uses! !>-. the Nat.’.e llahR.>!..ru;. Th< !.• v. n.. <id.-m <• !.. th. 1 .1:1!: i,< ! ■ f . 1.. .-. .. ~ . !..■! '.s *■* ' O !.■ .. . . 1: < . .<■ 1.. ...’ 1 the:.’ w. uld be ajiproximatvly ii. .■ri.-a.’.mg al the moderate rale of douio hug . aril y.-;irthe;. ■?. ■. uld i rr. -, pond •.». ith Dr Forster’ i tatr f 100.000 when he canw with lir Cm>k The Mamis wen- n. -te m.ciTla ■. m their rrr’o,-d- than '.vc are r"r,<-.-rmr r wh.’ bolt the I’vrsi-.si-fewer. ~f |r land a *hv h ■ ' SM- ’