MAORIS' GOOD WORK
WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN
HASTINGS, 9th- February. . Maoris have been very prominent in relief work. ... The earthquake was scarcely over when a large party of properly organised Maoris formed a Working gang and appeared in the town, and they immediately set about sharing tho' work of clearing the/ debris, digging out the dead, and tending the injured, women joining with the.men in this splendid sorvic.e.The: whole of. the Maori organisation •is under the control, of tho Maori Welfaro League, and its members set. an example which ..impressed everybody. "Vhey arc imbued with the spirit of cheerfulness and self-sacrifice, and : thef r help in this time of need will not; likely be forgotten readily. ■ • .
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1931, Page 11
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116MAORIS' GOOD WORK Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1931, Page 11
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