TE WIKIRIWHI TE RORO-0-TE-RANGI
( Communicated,) This young man died at Maketu, Bay of Plenty, on the 30th of March last. The Arawa, hapus are in great grief and anguish of heart on account of his death. His death was unusually sudden, as he had only been ill three days when he fell asleep (died), and the Arawas were all startled when they heard of this calamity. He was a young man of deep thought, good hearted, and clear and able in council and in laying down rules for the guidance of the people. He was one of the steersmen of that canoe (that tribe), therefore they grieve the more, and they doubt whether any other after him will steer the craft so skilfully. He was appointed an assessor by the Government, and lie used to visit all parts of the Arawa district repressing evil and disorder amongst his people. His ambition was that his people should be noted for their good conduct. For some time previous, however, to his death he had given up these duties, and had turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. He was a thrifty and a prosperous man. In the year 1872 he was the owner of over thirty head of cows, exclusive of calves and oxen. Maketu was filled with his cattle ; very few, comparatively speaking, being owned by any one else. His pigs, too, overran the country. There is not one man amongst the Arawa equal to what Te Wikiriwhi was in this respect. He has set a good example of thriftiness and industry. He was thirty years of age. To the merely carnally minded" the "death of Te Wikiriwhi is a grief; but to the spiritually minded it is joy, for he has gone to his rest. " Eeturn unto thy rest, Omy soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee."
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Waka Maori, Volume 10, Issue 9, 5 May 1874, Page 113
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308TE WIKIRIWHI TE RORO-0-TE-RANGI Waka Maori, Volume 10, Issue 9, 5 May 1874, Page 113
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