"LAY ASIDE OLD NET"

Chronicle (Levin), 10 March 1949, Page 5

"LAY ASIDE OLD NET"

Press Association)

Sir Peter Buck Appeals to Young Maoris

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XEW PLYMOUTir, March 9. Cooperation and friemlship between the Mauri and Eurupean must be encuuraged, in the opinion of >Sir Peter Buck, so that hand in liand members of the two raees can go forward in the development of tlieir common country, New Zealand. But, lie emphasised during an address given at New Plymouth today, the younger Maori generations must fit themselves for the tasks aliead by taking full advantage of the numerous avenues for training and education oit'ei'fkl them today. ' ' The mixing of the races will gc on, " he declared. "Where it will end I don't know lmt it doesn't matter so long as the Maoris of today value the culture and traditions of their race and lct them act as a stimulus to further endeavonr in this changing world of ours. In future I see the development of a Hue race of Xew Zealanders coxuposed of pakelia and Maori." As the result of his intenslve stndies since he went to the Bishop Museum at Ilonolulu 22 vears ago, he eould sav that the Maoris were the leading people of all the Pacific races. There was no other people ainong the Polynesians to equal them but it was up to the younger Maori people to seize opportunities for training, Sir Peter advised. In the days gune by Sir Apirana Ngata told his people of the need to lav aside the old net and go fishing with the new. ' 1 We- of the older generation wtio aceej)teil his advice and used a new net, have beeome old in turn and the net is old," he added. £It is time we laid aside the old net and let the young YW*nt 1 1 * r*mtiA nn.^