MAORIS IN COURT
BY far the greater number of defendants appearing in the loca.l ccruris are Maoris,, and it is rather alarming to note ihat the number is actually in excess of that recorded in iv". Ti-ja l times when the population is not minus those serving overseas. There is something obviously lacking in the training of these youths either in their own home ;life or their communal existence in their Pas. The blame may even be laid at the door of the Pakeha. In any case the position is made clear by the facts in hand and we feel that the matter is worthy of greater attention than that merely afforded by corrective treatment. Fines and terms of imprisonment cannot be expected to change a Maori's nature, for they do not have the same effect as with the Pakeha. The evil lies apparently far deeper, and demands investigation a.nd co-operation, with the better class of Maoris who naturally view with the same apprehension, the growingwaywardness and irresponsibility of their young people.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 14, 9 February 1942, Page 4
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172MAORIS IN COURT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 14, 9 February 1942, Page 4
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