THE MAORIS' RIGHTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81863, 12 October 1906, Page 4

THE MAORIS' RIGHTS.

Sir,—ln your issue (if i|, P otli i n st , I nnhci'd a letter lie;,tied "The Maoris' Kifihis, • He commence to say ihat I must be a now dram, bill ] can te|l him that I ato n<» new ehitm, fur I am Colonial bom and perhaps live;] lvi.■ on K cr and win more <,f the Maoris than he. Then he s ,„. s ~n to sav. I-'rst Rive back to the natives their land. What, u-e would that b- to i'kMaoris, for now thev have between 'wo thousand and three thousand aeies , lose to where I live. What d'< they dn with it? Mothin- 1,1,1 ht ■; Krow blaelcbeiries and revolt. Then ie say.> ihat there is not one pennv i.f my money ihat «ce. towards buvint; M.ior,es seeds. ils a is rent money. If the Maoiies do ml need seeds what is done with the money then? And whv did the f!„vernment a short time afio vote I hp s Um 0' £ISOO to buy potatoes for them Will net use their rent money for that instead of vising ours. If vu u could eviilnin these matters they would not on'v e, lighten me. bin would < nii«lihundreds, perhaps thousands. of who are womterinjr w | 1;1( j.» 1 the Maofs' rent. T am, etc. '..'AREA CORRESPONDENT.