MAORIS AFTER THE WAR.
Sir,-After reading your article dealing with rehabilitation of soldiers I offer a couple of suggestions for consideration. With regard to Maori soldiers why not offer to the Imperial authorities a permanent force of, say, 1000 men for duties in the Pacific, India, or wherever required? The Maori regiment would have great traditions to live up to and would give a good account of _ themselves as soldiers in any . field. Another idea that might be investigated would be the manning of a small cruiser with Maori personnel. In olden days the ancestors of the Maori proved themselves great sailors-recall the voyages of Kupe. A warship manned by a Maori crew would be something to be reckoned with.
HUGH
PATTERSON
(Gisborne).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 236, 31 December 1943, Unnumbered Page
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123MAORIS AFTER THE WAR. New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 236, 31 December 1943, Unnumbered Page
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