Show SET ADRIFT DISCOVERS LAND 4 priest offending chief calef saved ua life 11 end later returned with story of interesting find new zealand Is Mao Maor rlland liand the chonle of a most mos it interesting race about one thousand years ago there lived on the isle Illin alki the forefathers 8 of the llnore one of their priests relates a writer in tho the mississippi Bla beaetter etter had and offended the chief and to prevent present hla being killed hta his friends sent lent him provided with provisions enough to last some vine time adrift over tho the son sen in a canoe home and friends he would never see sec again lie thought and by his people he was mourned as n one dead to the joy of the islanders ls ander he be returned after 12 months giving them a glowing description of the th wonderful land and lie he had discovered ilia information caused a stirring agitation and in a short time seven ca inoes wore were fitted out by the natives to stall anil to a tile the land ot of promise and settle there te tc cupe was lending leading in the first brat banoo across the wide sell sea and on their landing to lionor honor him called it Acte Act oron coron new zealand the seed of our race cornea comes from atul aki said a missionary and there ran enn i p no doubt about the original dwelling place and unit that the present laoris maoris tire are the tha of those who sailed called centuries ago bonx |