. Te Karere. ars, andr children over 12 or still goingto school. This was accepted gener-ously by the saints and outside peoplewho helped to make the dinner a realsuccess. The night of August 2 was set forthe occasion. Pigeons, taros yams,coconuts, palusami, bananas and bread-fruit leaves were among some of thefoodstuffs brought for the umn.* Atthe back of the old mission home, Scotia Place, was the place of ac-tivity during the day of the prepara-tions. Two big hangi pits were dugand the food was placed on top of hotrocks that lined the inside of the leaves from the tropical N
. Te Karere. ars, andr children over 12 or still goingto school. This was accepted gener-ously by the saints and outside peoplewho helped to make the dinner a realsuccess. The night of August 2 was set forthe occasion. Pigeons, taros yams,coconuts, palusami, bananas and bread-fruit leaves were among some of thefoodstuffs brought for the umn.* Atthe back of the old mission home, Scotia Place, was the place of ac-tivity during the day of the prepara-tions. Two big hangi pits were dugand the food was placed on top of hotrocks that lined the inside of the leaves from the tropical NewZealand trees were placed on top ofthe food until it was cooked. TheIsland boys with coconut scrapers werebusy adding the proper amount of coconut milk to the food to githe right seasoning, and the womenwere busy adding the *ota, the lasttouches on the Polynesion dishes anddelicacii The pork was cooked in one hangiand the beef and fish in the other andeverything was marie ready for theevening. 322 TE KARERE. At the Maori Community Centre thefood was spread out on mats, Islandstyle. Tumuaki and Sister Young andthe elders led the gathering by being-seated on the mats first and then thefeast began. We were favoured later in the even-ing by a Sasa, which is an Islanddance done by the ladies sitting down,and a Lakalaka, a womens actionsong. This was accompanied by therhythm of the men singing. We were also entertained by a kailao, a clubdance that was performed by theTongan boys to the pulsating beat ofthe tom-tom or kauoluga. The total proceeds gained for theBuilding Fund grossed £174/4/6 andwas a financial success. We wish tothank our members for their kind andgenerous support and to our peoplefrom the Islands of the Pacific, especi-ally our folks from Samoa and Tonga.
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