Says the Auokland Star: "Hoterane Taipari, the deceased Ngatimaru chief, was ene of the chiefs who contributed a good deal of the information concerning the historic migration of the Taimii canoe and also muoh of the Maori mythology contained in Mr John White's " Anoient History of the Maori.' Taipari was a member of the Polynesian Society of New Zealand. Wlmt a funny little man you aret .ii'sc were ihc ii'iw lii.st.oric words need b; uii'd Alf'rd i).iii;'lan in reply to his fatliei the Miiniiiis nf Qui'eiisilieny. .SoiiiueJi wai elicited by r.lii! rerunl. .suiisulioiiHl liial c OsCiir Willie. The s;iini' rt'iiiiirkahle wiml ure found in that lttiiiiiiknljle book, "Th Uie(!tiCiiniiitii)ii, : '.itiiil in Uiisouss. iii'h'iish by Lnril Hastinj;*, -Now; it is null un open question as to whether Lord quoted tlie uonls of tin; iiiivelist, or wliutln thu luttei' iiriliscJ the reply iiwile to tli Mitiguis liy liis* |Mudi\'ul sun. Unit'tl father fully iliwivcd such mi <e|iitlmt clearly shown I'.v the f.-icr iJiat lie olio-e ■ make hjs o;vn cii."i"H(s. when he could i- : taiu lujian <jliiu(s m a piidui.
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 8692, 23 March 1897, Page 2
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