Supernatural Powers Ruled An Offence
WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. The profession of supernatural powers by Maoris is deemed to be a . breach , of tribal executive by-laws I under a clause in the Maori Purposes j Bill intioduced in the. House of Representatives tonight. The clause states that any Maori who gathers Maoris around him by practising on, their superstition or creduiity, or who misleads them by pretending to possess supernatural powers in the treatment or cure of disease, or in foretelling of fu'ture events, shall be deemed to have committed a breach of the tribal bv-law for which a fine not exce^ding £20 has been prescribed. Riotous behaviouT by Maoris is aiso deemed to be a breach of the tribal executive by-laws for which the penalty is a maximum fine of £5.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 October 1949, Page 5
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