Number 44
1901/10/01
[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 44, Gisborne, October 1901
THE ISLAND OF MOTITI
(Written for Te Pipiwharauroa)
Motiti is almost 2000 acres in extent. The land is fertile and flat. In past times it was covered by cabbage-trees. Now it is all worked. Some parts are grazed [lit. ranged] by livestock. Half of the island is in Maori occupation and the remainder in Pakeha. The foods grown by Maori are corn, potatoes, gourds and other foods.
