THE LATE MAJOR
EOPATA.
(Per Press Association.)
Wellington, to-day. A marble obelisk which the Government have undertaken to place over the grave of the late Major Ropata, haa been completed, and will be shipped to Port Awanui, East Coast, in a few days. The monument is about 10 feet high and bears the following inscription : " Sacred to the memory of Major Ropata Wahawaha, of the preat Ngatiporou tvibo, died Ist July, 1897, aged about 80 years. A soldier and a man. This stone was erected by the Governmeul of New Zealand as a mark of regard for one who served his country well."
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8325, 26 September 1898, Page 2
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103THE LATE MAJOR Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8325, 26 September 1898, Page 2
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