THE MAORI’S WOOL
Debit Balance of One Fowl
Illustrating the difficulty found by the older Maori in grasping the principles of the white man's trading system, Mr J. B, Poynter, addressing the Tairawhiti Maori Association on “Sidelights on tho Maori,” told a good anecdote. An aged Maori, having two bales of wool to dispose of, took them to an agency and agreed to have the wool sold on commission. When the account was made up, it proved that Huri owed the firm 1/6. slump prices for wool having failed to cover the charges. The agency manager agreed to let the Maori off paying the money, but suggested that Hori should make up the difference by tho gift of a chicken, and the deal was forgotten. Next year Hori appeared once again at the firm’s office, and presented a chicken to the manager. “What's this fori”’ asked the recipient. “Oh, I got another two bales of wool outside,” replied the Maori.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 234, 15 September 1934, Page 13
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