"OUR OWN."

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1889, 18 October 1913, Page 10

"OUR OWN."

N.Z. NATIVES' ASSOCIATION,

A taßtefully-clesigncd circular is being circulated amongst citizens, known to. be Now Zealand born, and containing, a proposal to establish in our midst a New Zealand Natives' Association. Portion of tho circular tcadi as follows ...

With tho wider objeefc of preserving oilr national oharnctßr, and with tlie more immediate purposo of promoting tho interest and furthoring tho welfare of native-born Now Zealandors, it lias been decided to establish in Wellington (and later in other parts of tho Dominion) a Now Zealand Natives' Association. This association will aim to establish important principles on .natters affecting tho welfare of members,' and genorall.v Speaking, gi/o attention to anything affecting tho interests of "our own" ns against those of othors with possibly less claim to consideration. Tho promoters aro convinced that tho prflsent is ail opportune time to organise New Zdala'nders in such nn association as tho ono proposed, lti order that tho claims of New £ealandefs may not bo altogether swamped in tho inrush of population from other parts the world. 11, v this means it is hoped to induce the native-bom to take ail intelligent interest in their own ' affairs, and, by co-operation, etienk tho exploitation of "our own" by strangers. . It is proposed to call a meeting or theso interested sonio timo next month, In tho meantimo Mr. Charles M'TntvrA (caro of E. Morris, junr., Tarauald Streot) will roceivo communications m regard to the movement from nativoborn New Zealandcrs.