NGATIAWA SYMPATHY
LOCAL CHIEF'S WIRE Tlie following expression af symuathy was sent by Te Keep a Tawhio the local Ngitilwa Chief to Sir Apirana Ngata, Ruatoria: The .Ngatiawa tribes of Matatua are shocked and deeply moved over i the death in action of Lieut. Colonel Love. Not only his family and relatives but I Irs whole of the Maori people arc bereaved by his death. An honoured Chieftain and a great military leader has been lost to the race. In the midst of our sorrow we are proud to know that he justified his high appointment as evidenced by the further glorious achievements of the Maori Battalion under his leadership. Had he survived the campaign he would undoubtedly have attained greater heights in his military career. E Api tenei rate Iwi tc noho atu nei i roto i te pouritanga mona kua hinga.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 5
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143NGATIAWA SYMPATHY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 5
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