The Maori War Death Roll.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7892, 7 August 1905, Page 2

The Maori War Death Roll.

Proposed Memorial to the Fallen. Fublic Meeting to be Called. The question of raising a, memorial to porpetuate the memory of those' who fc.l n the Taranaki district during, the Maori war was brought up at tho annual meeting of the Veterans' Association held at New Plymouth on Saturdjay.

Captain Mace led up to tlho subject by describing tho unprotected and neglected state of the grave of tho loto Sergeant .Peter Fahey in, the old Eliot Stroet cemetery. This matter revived the question of whether somplhijigieould'not bo done tb Wiyo the graves honoured in a central place, and a suitable monument erecte.l to their momory. He felt suiu tint if tho maitter was properly represented to tho puMic—for it was be. yond the funds of the association to deal withr-thero would lie little difficulty in getting a liberal nesponso. Ills idea was a memorial not only to the colonial volunteers, but to every mim in tho district who died in the war of 1860. These men fought for their homes, and tho welfare of the country, and did much to make the colony W;imt it was to-day. It wai not right that tho memory of the men who did such service for their country should be in oblivion, and from his observation of the public spiritedness of the people he thought they would be only too glad to subscribe. Ho thought Marstond Hill tha most central alnd historical site) lor such a monument. (Applause.) Captain Standish warmly supported tho proposal. It gsemed inexplicable that the men who fought for ithe benefit of tho people of this district ami did so much to make it what it wan to-day should be allowed to lie forgotten, 'while the men who fought and died in South Afrfcia had a monument erected to their memory. No doubt the matter had boom overlooked in the unsettled times, and subscquenitly the people were busy developing tho dtstrict, and it seemed to him that the matter should now Ijo taken up, and that the proposal would bo ficartily supported lyMr Uuvies thought it a matter oi duty oia the part of the public. He suggested that a committee bQ.'formed by the association to estimate the probable amount that 'would be subscribed,'and draw up a scheme for tho orection of a suitable monument, and to submit the matter to a public meeting at ian early date. A

committee to carry out the scheme formulated could then ,be appointed at the public meeting. '['his .suggestion was approved, and ,he following wrc appointed a committee to go : into tne mutter : Colonels Ellis and Messenger, Gaptains Mace, Paid, nnd Standish, Lieutenant Davies, and Messrs WeJ> stor and Crawford. The first meeting of the comnvßitee will' be held on Saturday ovening next, at T. 30.