FARMING TROPHY
AHCWHEXIA CUP PRESENTED (By Telegraph.—l’ress Association) HASTINGS, Monday Widespread interest was taken in the presentation on Saturday of Lord F.ledisloe’s trophy, the Ahuwhenua Cup, to Mr Bunny Otene, winner of the Maori land development scheme competition. The presentation was made by the Minister of Native Affairs, the Hon. H. G. R. Mason. Also present were Mr T. Omana, M.P. for Eastern Maori, and Mr E. L. Cullen, M.P. for Hawke’s Bay, the Bishop of Aotearoa, Chief Judge Shepperd. Judge Harvey and representatives of all the principal local bodies and municipalities, as well as a number of departmental officers. Special tribute was paid to Mrs Otene, who carried on the farm during her husband’s service in the armed forces.
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Waikato Times, Volume 195, Issue 22457, 19 September 1944, Page 4
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