MAORIS AND DEFENCE.
NOT A SINGLE SHIRKER.
Anti-militarism does not seem to be in much favour with members of the Maori race. Recently the Hon. A. M. .Myers (.Minister for Defence) received a letter from Jlr. ,r. M'Gurther, secretary of the Northern Division, of tho Young Maori Party, covering tho following resolution passed at a conference of the party.held in April:—"That this conference expresses its pleasure that there he.ve been no cases of Maori? objecting to the discharge of their duties, as citizens, under the Defence Act."
The Minister has replied .is under:— "I ain in receipt' of yours of June 7, informing me that, at the annual meeting of the Young Maori Party, held in April last, a resolution was passed expressing pleasure that Hierc had been no cases of Maoris objecting to discharge their duties as citizens under the Defence Act. The cordial relations existing between the Maori and the pakelia in this country have been a matter of special comment on many occasions, and it is gratifying to know that if the Government is ever called upoii to defend these shores, it can be assured of the loyal and whole-hearted co-operation of the .Maori race."
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 7
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198MAORIS AND DEFENCE. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 7
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