ANOTHER NATIVE PROPHET.
A Telegram from Napier states that superstition is on the increase amongst the natives owing to the teachings of a new prophet, Paora Eta, from "Wairarapa. He prophecies a great flood in two months, when all the Europeans will be drowned, and the natives will then get their own again. He christened the lake Te Aute " Jordan," and men and women, perfectly naked, bathe in the water every morning, believing they will be cured of all diseases. Ihe teachings and prophecies are great rubbish, but the local chiefs fear the spread of the superstition, and say all trouble with the pakehas originated from the teachings of such lunatics. Tareha calls a meeting of Maoris for next Friday to fix the boundaries within which the prophet and his disciples shall not enter.
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Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1236, 1 June 1880, Page 3
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134ANOTHER NATIVE PROPHET. Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1236, 1 June 1880, Page 3
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