Te Pipiwharauroa 157
No. 157
1911/05
(Maori Version at NZETC.)
[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 157, Gisborne, May 1911.
‘As clouds deck the heavens, so feathers enable the bird to fly.’ [cf. Nga Pepeha 352 but also He Konae Aronui p.13]
‘Kui! Kui! Whitiwhitiora!’ [The cry of the shining cuckoo.]
DOING AWAY WITH ALCOHOL.
On 21st November, 1910, the Government passed a new Act dealing with the Alcohol Referendum. Section 46 of that Act says that Maori may vote on the issue of alcohol, but that that vote is to take place in the Council Districts, and that the Council must pay all the expenses of the vote. This law is framed to deal with Maori consumption, but with regard to hotels it is skewed. If the Horouta Council holds a vote and it is found that most people want an end to the consumption of alcohol, then that will bring to an end the consumption of alcohol by the Maori in that district but the hotels will remain.
