MAORI BATTALION
OBJECTION TO EUROPEAN OFFICERS. — | PROTEST BY ARAWAS. I I ! (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ROTORUA, November 6. A meeting representative of all the sub-tribes of the Arawas held at Maketu on Sunday, decided to forward a resolution to the Minister of Defence. staling that, unless the original promise to draw officers for the proposed Maori battalion from the ranks of the Maoris themselves is adhered to. the Arawas are not prepared to give any guarantee that volunteers will present themselves for medical examination and attestation. The opinion was expressed that only the commanding officer of the battalion should be European, and strong resentment was expressed at the reported intention to appoint other European i'(Heers.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1939, Page 3
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114MAORI BATTALION Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1939, Page 3
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