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ESTABLISHMENT AT KAITAIA PROPOSALS FOR CELEBRATION [by TF.LEGRAPF[—OWN correspondent] KAITAIA, The centenary of the arrival of the first missionary pioneer, the Rev. Joseph Matthews, in Kaitaia, occurs on November 11. The missionary arrived on foot, accompanied by a native guide. He returned to the Bay of Islands, and later came back to Kaitaia with an official party, which left, there on November 26. The party consisted of the Rev. William Williams, afterwards Bishop of Waiapu, Joseph Matthews, William George Puckev, Charles Baker and James Hamlin. The party established a mission station at Kaitaia and started back for Kerikeri, reaching Mangamuka en route on December 7. At yesterday's meeting of the Mangonui County Council members unanimously decided to give a lead in celebrating this historic event in «th© history of New Zealand and to call a meeting of local bodies to arrange a programme.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21319, 21 October 1932, Page 10
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