MANY NAMES.
NUMBER FOR MAORIS
SOME HAVE EIGHTEEN
(By Telegraph—Special to Standard.)
AUCKLAND. Sept. 6. Some Maoris have as many as 18 names, according to the registrar of the Native Land Court at Rotorua, who gave evidence in the Hamilton Supremo Court, Mr Justice Blair said that lie did not know how many men in positions as that of witness managed to keep their records when there were so many Maori names to deal with.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 240, 7 September 1928, Page 6
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75MANY NAMES. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 240, 7 September 1928, Page 6
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