THE FUTURE OF THE MAORI PEOPLE
Interesting cominent on .some aspec.ts of Maori problems gained principallv from his schooJ-teaching expenenco amongst the native people for most of the recent war years, was made by Mr. T. A. Murphy, reeently appointed head master of the College Street fcSchool al Palmerston North, in the course of an address at the monthly meeting of the school's Parent-Teaeher Association. He had a most sympathetic aud kind ly feeling for this very fine race of people, said Mr. Murphy, and expresseil the view that, provided the problems were properly handled, there should be a great increase in their numbers over th§ next half-century. The factors which he considered would be responsible for this upsurge of the native people as co'mpared' with the white people were their increasing numbers, the better distribution in favour of youth, the great resurgence of life among them and the higher birthrate. The speaker related his own experiences when engaged in teaching at Tikitiki, 96 miles north of Gisborne and i eight miles south of fiast Cape, where he established one of the few Maori secondary schools in New Zealand.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 June 1947, Page 2
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