With regard to the meaning 01 the word "Patea," Jkv. T. G, Hammond in the Hawcra Star says; "it has been assumed that the name was given to a pa with-a clear outlook, and should have been written Pa-wa-tea, Patea, however, applies to the whole district, and signifies a person bearing a burden strapped to his" shoulders, it is taken from the arrival of Turi and his people at Patea after the lung journey from the Aotea Harbour, burdened with their valuable possessions, which they hadbrought from llawaiki. The modern application of the term Patea be the well-known ewagger,
Keep co.ds away by inhaling " K/iZ-OL." Pleasant, peaetra ing, efficacious. Cairy a Naaol Inhaler in your pocket or puree, Get the genuine.
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Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 43, 4 June 1917, Page 5
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121Untitled Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 43, 4 June 1917, Page 5
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