Mauke Descends On
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Rarotonga
The Tere party a profitable source of income for local ship owners. and a regular feature of Cook Islands life—was manifesting itself again late in August.
After weeks of practising song and dance, a party of 70 people boarded
village will play host to the visitors, the Charlotte Donald, replete with supplies of arrowroot, kapok, fruit, hats, fans and necklets, as gifts for their Rarotonga hosts.
Arriving there on August 24, the party was rushed off to a major utmikai of steaming porkers, fish and all the etceteras, at Arorangi village, first of many on their slow circuit of the 21-miles-round island.