RUA THE "PROPHET."
BY TELEGItAPK —PRESS ASSOCIATION. NAPIER, June 15. Rua, the prophet, arrived here on Saturday, on his way to Wellington to interview the Hon. James Carroll on native questions. "I am going," said Rua, in an interview, "partly to try to draw European and Maori together, and also to answer certain accusations made against me. I want the Government to help us to develop the mining prospects of the Urewera country in such a way as shall be lair to the natives who own the land and to the people who work the mines. 1 desire that this wealth shall not be idle and unprofitable, and I wish to get miners' rights for the Maoris who own land where there are minerals. Then I want the Government to help us to improve our land, to that we may work it for ourselves, and advance money for that purpose, which will be repaid. I want the Government to make roads for the Maoris as they do for the Europeans. The Maoris are willing to bear the burden of such works, just as Europeans do. I want to get the right to fish in our rivers without the necessity of buying a license." Rua and party proceed by e:py stages to Wellington.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9116, 16 June 1908, Page 6
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212RUA THE "PROPHET." Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9116, 16 June 1908, Page 6
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