Wahanui, tho last, of the old war chiefs, who has been in illhru'th for years, anrl has been a complete wreck physically for months, died on Sunday at his settlement near Te Koite. A l>rge. nnmlwr of natives will attend tho tan«>'. jo,, r j n my ypfurfi tho (lrcpa^rd l>pld Lim position of Priino Minister Jo King Tit wh inn. Ho was nf'nrwards offered a scat, in the Li^islmivr Council, hut d<'«lin(»d it, on lh«»}«rouiul that it would niiniinist! his Maori chieftainship and d:tmagn him in the* «yc*s of hiu pooplo.
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Clutha Leader, Volume XXIV, Issue 1223, 10 December 1897, Page 6
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