Maoris Exultant.
At 1.110 £iAn.iiiy; -oi lii-o xNjitive Land t_/OUT& uo x/uiun itl-11- W-eUti, U±>OU Lllo ,TOtOipfr Oi till: llOvvia ol wtl UUK.-UL 01 lurKvy Air AUiUi iUex/onaia iuuue some rotuurivii louuuiuig me oveiio. it was ol eepeoiai interest to the aluaui jxiopie, he saiu, Dcoaute it was on luriusji sou tnac tnc-y lu-so parucipateu m tlio gigantic struggle winch wius now tost drawing to a close, ile mentioned thai, many of his relatives were now lying on tno iJio tborus of the Peninsula. Air aicDonalcl moved the jtoho»'ing resolution:
"We, til© members ot tuo iNgutiraukawa Maori people, express our gratiHcupion at the collapse ot the ,-ccoua enemy power and record our acknowledgment ana thanks to these wiiose valour and sacr-iico have it. Recognising tliat tile war is not yet over and tliat now is the time for our greatest ettort, we otter to tlio Empire our remaining resources to assist in making til© nnaJ. victory quick, decisive and unqualified." 'j3ie motion war; supported) by two other iUaori gentlemen and was then forwaraeu by judge Jones to the Prime Minister.
Air jviassey replied as follows: "Will you please convey to the mem. be-rs ©1 tne Ivgntirauiiawa i_Uaori people the cordial appreciation of myseit and the Government- for thear very, loyal and patriotic resolution conveyed in your telegram of to-day. lam sure the splendid news of Turkey's surrender will be received with ae much enthusiasm by the members of the Native race whose representatives in the N.Z. Expeditionary Forces played so gallant and conspicuous a part in the war. Kia ora. \Y. F. Massey.'
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 9 November 1918, Page 4
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263Maoris Exultant. Levin Daily Chronicle, 9 November 1918, Page 4
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