CHAIRMAN'S COMMENT
COUNTY COUNCIL'S STAND DISA SSOCIATION WITH RECENT SUGGESTION "I Availt it to be fully understood," said Mr J. L. Burnett, chairman of the Whakatane. County Council at last Tuesdaj-'s meeting, "that the vieAVS expressed by Mr Brebner, the engineer, at. the meeting last month relative to the. Maori race, Avere entirely his own. The council takes
no responsibility. I regret that it was published and. I 1 regret, the hurt it has given to the Maori people. I want to say that, the council does not and did not share those. A'iews or even entertain them. Mr Brebner has also asked me to state that he did. not say that the bonus; he mentioned should apply to children born out of Avedloclc.
C,r Cawtc in speaking to the subject said that in fairness to the press he avouUl like to make it quite clear that lie himself Avas (present Avlien after the meeting, the. press, representative approached Mr Brebner and asked him if he Avanted the matter published, to which Mr Brebner had agreed' and urged, that it be given publicity.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 51, 26 February 1943, Page 5
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183CHAIRMAN'S COMMENT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 51, 26 February 1943, Page 5
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