MAORI GIRLS’ COLLEGE
OPENED AT MARTON There was a large attendance at Marton on Thursday, when the new Maori Girls’ College was opened by the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, the Rev. James Aitken, of Gisborne. The building has been erected at a cost of about £17,000 to replace the old college at Turakina. In the course of an inspiring address, the moderator made a statement which contains the keynote of the whole ceremony: “This building shall be for generations to come a monument to the good feeling and confidence which subsists between Maori and Pakeha.” In speaking of the Maoris, Mr. Aitken, said:—“These are not their only qualities. Their dignity and courtesy, which do so much to oil the wheels of social life, their friendliness and kindliness, which are well nigh unfailing are peculiarities of the Maori which we white people could advantageously copy. (Applause). I do sincerely pray that untold blessings may be poured down upon the Maori people for many years to come.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 300, 10 March 1928, Page 12
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