T do not know whether she understands English, but we will try her out,” remarked a solicitor in the court at Wanganui when a Maori woman had taken the oath. “What is your name?” “Mary, Mrs it is supposed to be,” come the startling reply.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18041, 9 June 1930, Page 6
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