As the outcome of long negotiations ba. tween King Te Rata, of Huntley, and tb«T owners of land at Kawhia. where the hisi toric landing of the Tamui canoe took piece., an arrangement has been made whereby Te Rata will have full control of the property in future (says the Evening Post). This is regarded as a great advantage to the Natives. Each year Ta Rata and his retinue make a pilgrimage to the saOred ground at Kawhia. and to the N'itives ,the_ ceremonv has been divested of much of its by the fact that tney do not own the land,'
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Otago Witness, Issue 3864, 3 April 1928, Page 17
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