CUTTER GRASSEE.

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 12, 28 August 1943, Page 5

CUTTER GRASSEE.

# voted by the party as better than a marx bros film, a fast moving comedy was enacted one day recently while a party was making contacts for a new grass patch* the scone was set in new Caledonian hills, and the cast consisted of a WORKS officer and party* an cable frenchman, a kanaka boy and a group of natives, as the curtain rises, the officer is in confab with the frenchman. the kanaka’s name? #franchman: ” he called leon ? #6fficer:”leon work along us, cuttee grasses, eh t? the frenchman and kanakas go into a huddle, the officer confers with his men. . the natives agree, frenchman breathing hard, approaches officer, #fr en oilman: "o&i, monsieur, mais pay"( ah the rascal, that- was it ) (quickly)"yes, we pay leon plenty muchee. who Icon’s big chief ? me no savvy, (he turns to one of his men) officer: 0 who can oblige me with a packet of smokos! (a packet is handed ovef) the officer hands over packet to leon who smiles and salutes® you get gendarme's permission leon work, yes, no ? yes, i go now,see mon capitane, gettum permission along .beeg chief gendarme along leon work cuttee grasses plenty .. pay mon capitane, eh ?" the parties then set out ins search of grass patch, when found voted "bloody scruffy" by WORKS, kanaka goes to work at once, after a few seconds stops and looks at officer as much as to say ” beat that ” the, officer takes up challenge. # officer: my boys cuttee grass plenty fast too.” me wanteo grasses in beog hurry " kanaka: me cuttee grasses faster three new Zealanders”....ho goes at it agin, what did. the party say ? youask them.