The Maori.

Manawatu Herald, 27 November 1902, Page 3

The Maori.

The London Globe has an article headed " The Resuscitation of the Maori,” in ■which the following passages appear: —The feeling of unrest among the younger Maori population Of New Zealand, which first became apparent some few year, is steadily increasing, and may lead to interesting developments in the near future. The movement, which now extends to all parts of the island colony, having its origin on the part of the younger and more educated Maoris to save their race from the common doom of aboriginal peoples. The problem thus sought to be solved is a difficult one, but is a solution impossible? The Maoris are admittedly the finest—mentaliy and physically—of all the Polynesian peoples. . . But will the resuscitation of the Maori race adversely affect the interest of the white residents in New Zealand? This is a question to which time alone can furnish the answer. But it must be remembered that the new movement is a social rather than political one. There is no feeling of antagonism towards imperial rule. On the contrary, the Maoris are proud of their inclusion among the subjects of King Edward VII., and their display of loyalty during the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to their districts show how deep is their attachment to the English Throne. Should the movement succeed, it will furnish a lesson pregnant with instruction. But the manners and customs of a people are not to be changed in a dav. Still, progress is being made. There i» increasing activity among the Maoris engaged in industrial and agricultural pursuits; the Maori children are more numerous and more healthy ; and the matter in which the principles of self-go-vernment are being administered under the Maori Council Act might b© studied with advantage, by many i a the Mother Country. It is a re.