WINE FOR MAORIS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2194, 6 July 1914, Page 4

WINE FOR MAORIS

.30.ME SEIJIOT'3 ALLEGATIONS Strong icfcicrxo to the possibility of Name rlnllren in tho North Auckland prounce bomi; induced *o drink Austrian i me v..; made by the Rev. J Dawson, bPcr<-tary of thb New 2csl.ind A'hantCj when speaking at a deputation which waited upon Minister of Education, (the Hon. Ja? Alien) to i:r£o the compulsory* t«aciriig of scie.it-fic temperance in the ttnoois.

"If I mi'j;ht mention one district bcincc said -Mr. Dawson, "I iidd refer to the Xoith of Auckland It cones before us agaia and aram—tho Vustnan wine question." I'loceedmc;, Mr Daw ion eaid the specifi' statements had beon made bj per•■o'is uiioso testimony could be "relied on, and ho thoiisht that iho Departri'sht make an inquiry into tho matter Hl had V>n .nformed that in c.no of the Native schools in tho li-irth e'c'n the Mr.cn chi'dren were b, inc; mi'uteJ to t?ko the Austnan wine, anj a t c •literally jii cur schools, undo'- the influence,, to tre erteiit ol bun? practic.dly drunk."

In th« coLrsc of his reply, Mr. Allen said ihat ho was, sorrj to hear of th« posbiciiit- of such a state m the.Nortl" of Auck'ard. Ho nad never heard ol tho Austrian w"c being admitted into the schools, and tho school caildrer bsing drunk ' It was difficult to Delicto that it was true.

Mr. Dm son said that he did not moan tha* tho "children weie snrved wth tie'nine in tne schools, 'out that v.hilo they were in tho echools they tv ere under tho influence of the w'ne. Sir. Aller: I an> soiry to hear .there is oven iha possibility of their gettjg it outsk'o "ho schools.

Mr. I, M Is:tt: It is very bad tip there.

Mr. Allen: If you have'any informal ion I ih-xll ask \ou to give it to mo. As far as is in mv power to stop it, it shall ho dene. I have no 6jmpathy with it.

Mr. Dns-ror: I shall be pleased t< supp'\, confidentially, the information