NATIVE AFFAIRS.
"THE UNFULFILLED PROMISES.’
’(Pec Press Association.) k* K Timaru, last night.
Natives living at Arowhenna invited all relatives elsewhere to assemble this week to celebrate tho opening of a row hall their village, and a large number canur from far and noar. A spacious plain wooden hall 88ft long ha 3 been built, the Government finding half tho cost. The Hon. 001. Pitt performed the opening ceremony, Mr Parata, M.H.R., and Dr Pomare ciso being present. Unfortunately the afternoon was wet and this spoiled the function to a great extent. A banquet was held in the hall, which is named “ Unfulfilled Promises,” and this was keynote of the native speeches. At the banquet complaints were made that not enough reserves were made for natives, that those made were scattered and in in-V' convenient localities, and that Maoris are not allowed to ballot for lands under the Settlements Act.- The Minister promised to bring these matters under the notice of' Government. Dr Pomare made a good>*. ; speech, urging the pakeha to help the Maoris to help themselves. They must work out their salvation by work, and he asked that they be given work at every chance until a spirit of independence is infused into them. ' *
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1482, 16 June 1905, Page 2
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206NATIVE AFFAIRS. Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1482, 16 June 1905, Page 2
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