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King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 290, 31 August 1910, Page 5

Last season Taranaki produced over a million pounds' worth of butter-fat and £200,000 worth of pigs. "If the Maori is only kept away from 'tangis' (says the 'Farmers' Union Advocate') he is a born farmer; but no matter what is going on, tangi* will always fetch a Maori, unless held by discipline, which is only taught through the pocket. We wish Mr McGregor every success, and hope that this movement on the Wanganui river is only the beginning of it. That is the way to help the Maoris, and not by everlasting legislative experiments. Teach him to work systematically. Properly trained he is a splendid worker, but wants the persistency of the pakeha, and works by fits and starts. Teach him to make sustained effort, and it would be the saving of the race. An amusing story comes from a Northern town recently visited by the pantomime "Aladdin." The scene was the booking office, and the time 5.30 a.m. The usual crowd was gathered in a queue outside the office, trying not to look or feel foolish. As he passed the milkman gazed earnestly at the little procession of early risers and caught sight of several people whose names had been red marked in his ledger for months. He drove on chewing the cud of bitter reflection, but anon his scowl turned into a smile and turning he drove back to the booking office, and leaving his cart, went along the queue and took up a collection from bis numerous customers. The sti>iy has an excellent moral.