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ANONYMOUS JONES'
AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION NEWSLETTER #08
MORE ABOUT MAORIS ISSUE
How did the Maoris come to think they owned New Zealand
(NZ) instead of the British? (One might ask.) Well, it
could be because they had lived on the islands since 800
A.D., after making a leisurely trip from New Guinea via
Tonga and the Society Islands during the previous 5000
years; whereas the British had only noticed the islands
when Captain Cook happened by on his way around the world
600 years later. The British proved the pen to be several
tenths more of the law than mere possession, particularly
since their pens were backed up by their swords. Ever
since then the Maoris have mistrusted english-speaking
people carrying pens, particularly journalists, which is
probably why you hardly ever read anything good about
Maoris. This establishes the Maori resemblance to our
own Republican politicians, who are rumored to be unwitting
dupes of a secret underground Maori plot to get revenge
on the British by getting enormously rich on the New York
stock exchange and eventually purchasing the British Isles
outright.
(C) 1985 by Anonymous Jones. All comments are welcome. Leave
them in the <C>omments Message Base addressed to ANONYMOUS JONES.