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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 243, 11 July 1938, Page 13

Sidelights on Maori social customs were given by an elderly Maori woman who gave evidence before Mr. Justice Reed in the Orakei land dispute. When she told of the visits of Mangcrc Maoris to their friends at Orakei, Mr. V. R. Meredith asked how long the visitors would stay. “It would depend upon how long the discussion lasted,” was the reply through an interpreter. “How long would the discussion go on—a month?” pursued Mr. Meredith. “They would eat a lot of food if they stayed a month,” came the cautious answer, “So I should imagine,” said Mr. Meredith.