THE PROPHET RUA.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9171, 15 June 1908, Page 5

THE PROPHET RUA.

Per Press Assbciatiou. Napier, June 35.

. Rua arrived here on, Saturday on liis way to Wellington to- interview Mr. Carroll oh.native, questions. “I am .going,’t/sajd-RuVC-in an interview, • “ Tfaf fcly ■ to; try to draw the European /^d. . Maori together and also to aHSwfak-iGerta'iv. ----ysations made against me. ... I want G-Arern-■ai6a’t.-;?-'t6 •.yJbdlp; - us. to develop The mining .prospects, of the Uriwera country in such: a way as shall be ■fair to the natives who own the land and to the people %vho work the mines. I desire. that this wealth shall/ not. be idle- and unprofitable, and,l wish to get miners’ rights for Mabfia/Who. Own land where minerals are./ Then X want Government to help, us to improve our land so that wq may work .it for ourselves and advance money . for that purpose which I -want Government to.make foads for Maoris as they dp for Europeans. Maoris are willing to bear the, bur den of such works just asEuropeans do. I want to get tbp.f.ight'to-fisli in our rivers without : fcha; necessity; of buying a license.” Rua and party proceed by /easy stages to W-ellingtonV--