MAORI GIRLS’ SCHOOL
:(E.er- Press ’Association.')
j Wanganui, last night. I The Turakina Maori Girls’ School, which I haß been established by the Presbyterian I Church, was opened to-day by the Premier I in the presence of about 400 people, includI ing Messrs - Woodville and Bemington, M.H.8., and visitors from various parts of the district. Mr Seddon, in his speech, emphasised the importanoe of establishing schools for Maori girls. In the past attention had been paid to the eduoation of Maori youths, but that education had to a large extent been wasted on aocount of [ the Maori women whom they married being unfit to mix with Europeans, and consequently oausing the men to stay in the kiangas. Schools such as the Tnrakina school would go a long way to I remedying this. The proposal to establish this school was made only sixteen months ago, but so enthusiastically taken up I by the Presbyterians throughout the colony that the sohool had been opened free of I debt and with a surplus of JESOO.' f
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1430, 14 April 1905, Page 2
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173MAORI GIRLS’ SCHOOL Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1430, 14 April 1905, Page 2
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