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MAORI MEMORIES

f PONONGA (SLAVE). Hleconfi'd by JUS. of Phlmci >I»» North ! for the 4 ’ Ponongu. the Maori word for slave, irrvant or captives also means "truth “ ‘ Afler a fight,'survivors were p a tnaied | >ut to the enemy as slaves, duel'-: hav- i mg first choice and greater numbers, j ITitfy were allowed to live in their own ! whures and to have comparativi* free- ! Ji’in on cundiliKU that they provided ■els. bird: ami potatoe- for their ma: - < Before 1880 one-tenth <. f tile Ma<>r;:, were -luV'- The D>tmrsii.iy Booi; how:, that Britain w.is in the ! ?nn- jM’Mtmn. (‘hihiren l>> rn m Havi I ?, I >lll' B i'l ! I've men '.' '•• •• ' '--11 e iho- • >,f free .md ■ were n>'t Ri fuv.,l (~ <,b. y ~r attempt t-. . c..ime.mt death l>> a sl.ive They e.aild i be-eXcJl.*lge<! ; p:;- ~mT's of Wai Hal ‘h j w<>rm, from chief: to slave; were a rmthing; but tluw m retort wort? never, fi.rgutltTi. So long a.-, they were cbedietii they were fairly treated Kind : m-ss w.is general, cruelly an i-xn j<tu>’i : One dark ode <4 the picture w;.-, ilia; -lave;, were oinelime-. killed when I'lut'f (iicd, io attend him m the o’ 1h :' world. Slavery w.: . a lam' mATr j j. iped out. Chiefs- la-u-n in war ■ ■ I; ■ p,. i’ cd .; t d >51,1 i. -- ‘ - <* > < l-l ‘ '- - - ,ia- d.iughtvl - of tile bl.;! thei ' < ' • •V -T■ I - | | ; ’ 5 . ‘ '-.»/ ' ; ■■■_ ('’>!? ;s:.;r,i ' . \ ' V i \ 1 ’ . I'. • I rm t I ■ ' ' •I - I I 4 ■

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1941, Page 2

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MAORI MEMORIES Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1941, Page 2

MAORI MEMORIES Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1941, Page 2

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