Te Pipiwharauroa 76

Te Pipiwharauroa 76

No. 76

1904/06

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 76, Gisborne, June, 1904.

SCENERY PRESERVATION COMMISSION

The Scenery Preservation Commission sat for ten days here in Gisborne to investigate and look at the places on this coast which are appropriate for preservation. There were four Commissioners, three Pakeha and one Maori, Tunuiarangi of Wairarapa. The Chairman was S Percy Smith, former Chairman of the Land Surveyors and an authority when it came to the Maori speeches.

Te Pipiwharauroa 75

Te Pipiwharauroa 75

No. 75

1904/05

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 75, Gisborne, May 1904

SUPPLEJACK SEEDS

I was at a place perhaps one hundred miles from Gisborne. It was a beautiful day, a cooling breeze blew from the sea, and the bush lay below me. As I looked I saw a child straight in front of me cradling a red bundle in his hands. The child came up to me while I was lying there and put his red seeds in a heap on the ground, saying to me, ‘Here are some supplejack seeds for Te Pipiwharauroa.’