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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11877, 23 February 1933, Page 3

A system ,of barter instead, of money payment for. work by Maoris m the harvest held has developed among farmers in the Tarata district of Taranaki, and casual labour is to a large extent being rewarded by "payment*' of sheep, cattle,, or farm produce. A great deal of the harvesting m the neighbourhood is r eformed by Maoris from a tribe which is settled close at hand, and the easy-going Maori is quite prepared to accept a sheep ox •two in lieu of-wages for a day’s work. One farmer relates that when he told .the Maori 'spokesman- that he could, not pay the 30s an acre asked • tor. cutting his hay, the reply was, "We’ll take' anything—sheep,-, cows, pig 3 ?' anything you have/’ (T?v special arrangements, .Reuter’s world service, in addition to , I*®*' sources of information 'is-used in tn compilation of: the, overseas mwehi ■ , gence published in this issa« and w Rights therein in' Australia and Zealand are reserved). Jy