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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 115, 8 October 1873, Page 3

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UK IL'lUliiv, Sen* or, ■ .• , , Oililu-bu- .U> ptll'Joto ; i ‘,‘ : ‘ i:lrl! ! i; • ■ •‘J'ur-nvino opjrfon Most off ho and, - at the hour ■ ■ - ,J| ‘ -I >-*r*rftv t;U» expressed himself W ' 1U! ;« ‘-“"Hnemv address. The natives ' , .' >i r!V*'-. u> . !U! l T‘‘" !i!r ‘“wting, because thev tnni v, mskefovi were allied foge! her ther " v " i: > * to moot in. Accord, '•'f A a i I t->k p’ m- to Hall, T' 1 '"." ,N i } -‘ u .karauri was e-*vuvi 10 tuc emnr, mid Mr Dir - vjJlo addressed Uo liirdmgat. Mr b'. .Imimam interpret* , l>!irgavU!ostt».i ihai. thoush a etranwr m too district, bo was not a si rancor to the ‘Maori i m other parts- of Use province, many of I wiiom were hit? particular friends. lie had bWn <'Hhd yatrs in New Zealand, ami hint carefully sinmed Maori character and Ataovi requirements', in.* iviaoris were bravo in wnr and hospitable m peace, and strongly attached to 'their native *° l ■ vvaa consi-Jortnl iuuon?*s.t Karopeans that a bv,n e man could not be a bad man, end eonse.juently he Had a high opinion of a people who had distinguished themselves in warfare n« the Maoris had demo. The Uovertnnenfc was spending; largo sums of money to bring immigrants* to the plaee, bat why should not the natives become 113 good colonist* as any that, could he imported. (C.UTrs.) luii-go tracts of lint) land were, at tho present moment, growing fern and nothing el«o, !UU ‘ il w,w nevcr intended by the Atari that such was to continue. (Loud and continued applause. > li people were brought to the place the lands would become valuable. It was main years imo that tho Atua directed tho Maori to‘como to dew Zealand, and afterwards lie directed tho it u rope an a there, because there was room tor both races. It was right that the Mauri., should hare imMjest of the land, tor they were find here ; and li < ucy would acrtl with their lauds as Europeans are doing in oilier place,ft, tlmi would he independent and their children aim for g-nerations to come. (Applause.) The making of roads and ond.-e- 1 should have had more attention from the Provincial Government than had been the case in. |>ast, times. ft hau been customary to spend snost, of {.he money in and near Auckland lor tho friends of tho persons in authority ; but He (the speaker) would stop such uu unjust proceeding, and would net; more of tho money far roads, bridges, and ferries in tho 'distant parte of the country. It was right that Maoris should ho employed in these mutters in their own dLtnefo, whou they were willing to work on as favourable terms as Europeans. Mr Dargavilio spoke at some length on the subject of native schools, recommending tho system of instructing Maori children in tho Knjsliah lunguago only. Tlsojuj remarks were loudly applauded. If tho Maori was not alno t o read and write English, ho could nob comp to with Europeans, and it was tho undeavom ot the Ch.vt-r-imoni to put him on an eipnd foo: no* with Europeans. If they leased their lands > -r long terms, their children would ultimately ho s-.ch, for they would benefit by the improvement m value of tho lands so occupied. Ihe meeting concluded with loud applause for Mr Dargaville, and a unanimous vote of confidence.