HOKONUI CHRISTMAS SPORTS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1171, 30 December 1879, Page 3

HOKONUI CHRISTMAS SPORTS.

' , TANUITANfi'.. TO THE EDITOB. • E hoa tuUua o koo ta <■ atou Panui Id rongo p ■ atou hoa. >■ atoa ite pai o tene, qietv O te nuthi kai nui ki te tahi kningiii fe pe'nei me Hukanui e mahi tonti nei ite H -kai mo a matou kJriitimete i nga Tan, ka wha^nejj na reira kai tahi ana matoii me ' ngt hoa Paksha me nga hoa Hauhau km tahi 'traa Takaro ta*hi"afU, he nui te kai i mania o matdu' a*to Maori ah ua kai a*te Pakela ahua kai ine ngu- Takaro Maori. Pako&a hold, me nga' Keitio -kitea katoa tia ki, Hukanui, kua kite rawn matou i te jiai o tenei mea o te niiihi kai mo te kmhimete, i kai tahi ai matou Uo nga hoa Pakehu oie nga hoa Liauhau i whatawlietai tahi ai "ki te ra o to " Ariki " Wui katoa nga Maori Pa eha 150 nuku atu ranei. He knpu Whaka moemiti tonci na matou mo to matou hoa Pakeha Hone Pirimirohi, he nui tana apiti jxai ita matou mahi kai Tuarua ko tar* Pamu i tukua mo nga Hoiho heihi, Taa \pru i, tu i» Ui te korero i oto ite wbnro \omiti a hsni Maori, ho nui te Whakami 'mona E Irtft ma nui ra-«*a te • pai o ngafe akaro i Hu%nui nei he nui le kai he^ inuite Reihi Ho}ho tangata hold 11 jJ a^a^ro -Katoa. H eoi na te Tokowhitu o *!3<pKorinte o Hukanui te kai Whaka~,~&a*ei»6 Tunttiaki. An- Penb Ncjahiwo, Hnkanui. Tihcma 26, 1879. God • ave the Quepn.

,1 A free translation of the ahove would state that it has been written that all, friends may know what a good thing it is to have a diristmus feast, and that this has been done for tho las^i four years at Hikonui, where Maoris and • uropeans have met and enjoyed themselves together, abundant provisions being made for 1 f eastin js 'and sports. This Christmas the Maoris provided plenty of food in both European and Maori style. There wero races and sports for both Maori and European,?sid over 150 persons enjoyed these sporto, and joined in these Christmas festivities at Hokonui. ' 1