ARAWA TRUST BOAR

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 431, 16 January 1933, Page 4

ARAWA TRUST BOAR

ABOLITION DESIRe ARAWA PEOPLE CONCERN OVER METHOD OF ELECTIQN DEPUTATION TO MR. CLINK On Saturday morning a deput claiming to represent the Ai'awa waited upon Mr. Clinkard, M,P chairman of the Native Affairs mittee* of the House of Represen es, in connection with the petitio the abolition of the Arawa ' Board, presented to the House session. The deputation consisti Messrs. W. Galvin, J. Te Kiri Ayrie, Okere (representing Mr. 1 Kingi, who was unable to attend) fore hearing the deputation's Mr. Clinkard reminded them th; was receiving them only as cliai of the committee and not as me for the district. Had they appr ed him in the latter capacity would not have received them, would be ursurping the privileg their own representative. Mr. Galvin said that the ohje 'the deputation was to, ascertaii fate of the petitjon which was sented to the House last session to seek Mr. Clinkard's co-operati securing an early consideration by the parliamentary committee main object of the petition, he was to abolish the Arawa ' Board as at present constituted to give back to his people the of the selection of a further b The reason for this desire was certain recommendations feci from Wellington were brought f orce and the desires of the A people set aside. What they x was the sole right of nominatioi . election of members of the b ' Having presented the petition expected that • their represent would be called to Wellington to evidence, but instead, Sir Ap Ngata had recently visited Rol and suggested a further electio the board which they wanted to ish. The point they failed to s« the reason for Sir Apirana's sn tion, as it had been stated tha Apirana had power to veto thei tition if he so desired.

Reason For Delay Mr. Clinkard assured them tha suggestion was quite incorrect said that the apparent reason fo delay was that in all cases peti were considered by the committ their order of receipt and that t to the interruption in the last se sufficient time had not been ava: for tbe matter to be considered; said that it appeared to him tha Apirana was but trying to fin easier way out of the difficulty "The cause of the trouble," Mr. Galvin, "appears to be the pi that regulate the election of the bers of the board. We desire to if there are any means of givin people the absolute right of sele at the next election instead of t ing a Government offieial to co the board. It is obviously a board ,and the people want the of appointing its members. Also the petition is presented would i until it is considered?" Mr. Clinkard: "Yes, andiU considered at the earliest oppo ity." Mr. Galvin: "We ask you, at the first opportunity to mov thing along as speedily as you Mr. Clinkard : "I will (k that ject ta the order of its receipt b committee. I will also ask the i tary to give you some indicatu to how soon the matter will be c( ered." "Is there anything to previ further petition to cover any missed in the original one," ashei Galvin. "In drafting the origi he continued," they prayed tha present board be abolished anda one be set up immediately by tion. What they wished to c was that the present board be ished and the matter referred ha the tribe for the consideration election of a new board." _ Mr. Clinkard replied that this v not be necessary as the conm only demanded that the main fai included in the petition, vhic not considered a legal documen did not require every detail i elaborated. "Is there any possible chaw holding the hearing in Rotorua, ed Mr. Galvin. "No chance whatever," rephfi! Clinkard. Asked if it would be P05^1 suspend further payments to board by the Government Penjjl!1 committee's hearing, Mr. Clinka plied in the negative, statingt board was legally constituteo la® no such action could be taken it was suspended. ' "Could we ask for a Roya mission to inquire into the a i 'tration of 'the board," was a auestion asked by Mr. Galvin. " Mr. Clinkard: "You could but not under the present Pe ^ Mr. Galvin said that they al iated certain things done byt e but considered that other could stand a certain amounto economical handling. : Mr. Te Kiri said that there * ^present nearly 300 membei's tribe on relief work, and j1® ered that something would ha done to get extra assistance. the board been more Pr0^e considered that the number have been considerably Jef" In replying to the poi»ts Mr. Clinkard said he could but them that the petition wou a fair hearing before tbe co ^ and that they would have ® tunity of tendering whatever they desired. _