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Father Jean Baptiste Comte (Pa Kometa) (Pt 2)

During his time in New Zealand he was called upon to assist in a wide range of duties, for example in July 1847 Father Comte’s Maori language skills were called on to help Hon. Mrs Petre present a silver cup to the Te Ati Awa rangitira Te Puni. The cup, a gift of Alexander Currie, […]