A Little Plot.— "We are indebted to the Napier Telegraph for the following : — Some little time back it was reported that a sum of £200 had been stolen from the Porangahau pa. The money had been collected by the Natives for the purpose of farwarding to the Maori prophet Paora. A deputation of devotees consequently had to go to Wairarapa to inform the holy man that the .contributions of the pious had been lost. The : prophet was equal to the distressing occasion, and told his visitors that if they dug up the floor of a certain whare at Porangahau they would find the money, which had better be sent to him: without further delay. Carrying out these instructions, the missing treasure was found, and duly forwarded to its destination. The prophet now stands higher than ever in Maori estimation. But: the wicked think that the money was stowed away intentionally, and that some one of the conspirators proved false.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 9345, 25 February 1881, Page 2
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