Te Pipiwharauroa 166
No. 166
1912/03
[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 166, Gisborne, March, 1912.
‘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.]
THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
In last month’s edition of our bird we spoke about the New Parliament. That article was written at home before the dispute between the Opposition and the Government was settled. The impression given by all before that sitting of Parliament was that the Opposition would be elected and the Government defeated. But when votes were taken the Government survived and the Opposition was defeated. The New Government we referred to was the Opposition because that was the situation when we wrote our article before the final numbers came out and we thought then as most others thought.
