The Native Land Question.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 254, 13 April 1906, Page 2

The Native Land Question.

SQ JcoMireMCATBD.) ba« troubled Aw/ Tbe original natfve fkee were undoubtedly above the ordinary savage, being honest and true. Sir George Grey lived amongst and took a great interest in our aboriginals, and it is fmtn obsolete legislation pasFi-d and pr posed by him hat the present legislation in boned, la the present day tbe old type of Maori is bee rasing scarce. We nor nave to deni with jt more civilised being, capable of judging for himself and capable of minding hi? own •ff'irs— not tbe primitive savage, bat * mixture c ontaining in - >m# canes the good and soma the bad po nts of the European, capable of »*c-n to toe higb -st good or descending o «ne lowest and raos fc sub f le tn*»i.h Ml * j--caining an end. Alm who finis bad to deal wito ,-*•* n . -d natir-e, even to tbe fifto un- il, mst h-»v* n» IcM this. Tb r s to »nu »d '•. ■ g o.i bu’- n • am > -J g t r persua-ioQ can r fo-na to had, «, tapy will perpetuate their evil ■ ndencian to tbe next geoerarior, in 11 other races. It being nr.w i • a’l that tbe Ma «ris and ih-.ir t nts are capable f managing ;vn .ffiirii. and th *c »ha present dv.»- land under existing eir'la'iwtances can only ac‘ detrimentally 11 ibe future welfare and existence cf »ur native pnputa’ion. it is <mr duty > s e that suitable law-* are passed ' '..ig *o the Maoris the same rights ijoyed by tbe whi e p puiai c. Toe r-fiditrs of this part of Sew Zealand know that in m «nv ca es wb re native-? >?wn chousinda of .cres j excellent U. i they are d bar-ed u t ier present Dgisla ion from reaping *-y benefit tb s-efram. As G • ve nmen's have kept up • it attempt- d to k eo up) the aiiivw race, it is tbe d ity <»f our present G ’vercment to do tbe same. ut the world the B-iitoerD Dial for to-* humanity -htwitotha urigiaal rab-tbihwra cf the lan I- bit arj acq tired and pop » la.ed. Utder tbe -. ta’e f • fairs the Maoris will - b-r’o n - x ve r y sum, and in j«i ’ie_- u- B • j idiers it is ■ ! y rigb-s t-at n- G - j gv, to toe na see ‘ i i d o do h as seem- pr >per to serving io «ush c-ise a -m *ll area for eacn i>& iv*. so th ir it m unI.«. ■ , .V ■« I. v: «g h . H i reserv-* g »w Li- f» -a -vi li **. i !• iv lea i’g n* sfi-t t : e p- vito .f the f ra : g e lui i y i- t •be tb e f « m k* h s u L - ,o f .-h •’ i a sn.»o a- b : Caa, •*»> •hat i •« u-.■■ be over - ry «n allna’ive lapses n win f re» a d a, eio fa.are o :«e »n t-im-l r h to right f- u »to *se %• .a rztpf -vel va’u , ! n i t» ex*, ' ’-j aL 21 s lease* to 52 v.xa- 1 - • C’fi+d bv toe n- x , raaki ? a'i » teb s ■ -ihj e J tig -t o«' ou •»» i »sa. 11 d:v»-!ihg •* ive b’ nk an I "» wh bK sb- , dne v > ) u l a . only rgh w-'-l. 11 u -• ? w { their ins by b*to. It b I>-1 >- ißrn’O did tol- wito -ver* h ck toe Native Djptr-m ■' vto 1 is «• .<n iant expenses nig • a e w i. native n au l •• q< «, .»*d » w all oe qa 1i ■ -g I r p r vhire br.» he sa >d i- r * >1 really madw after to in nt then why so n l a - separate land Itw for h .ve ? W® «*-»joy ff--d o ’ c tOi* -C ♦ I sa h t * -n- * s a‘ o ig : *n •? of large t«-a i I .nd »;1 nr-ugh the obaul te s m vh» fnr<a period now long pa i If r e?i ia-->rs cw to tbe Kng - -y % d lived long enough to find i ; wanted, they would be o? a i v ■ opinion, which opinion is .? -1 by tbe natives and all tuosa <r have taken the trouble to find out toe TU'h.