GENERATIONS.
Sir.-I have noticed several letters appearing in your pages under the nom-de-plume of "Fourth Generation New Zealander" and sometimes even "Fifth Generation New Zealander." My grandmother’s grandmother arrived in this country in 1842. Am I therefore a fourth or a fifth generation Enzedder? Did my grandmother’s grandmother ‘automatically become a New Zealander when she set foot in this country and can I count her in, or must I only number from my grandmother’s grandmother’s -daughter who was actually born here? Apparently this "generation" stuff counts for quite a bit so I take my hat off to the Maoris. Numbering back to 1350, they must have quite a few generations to their credit-"4th but maybe a 5th generation New Zealander" (Frankton Junction).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 338, 14 December 1945, Page 5
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122GENERATIONS. New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 338, 14 December 1945, Page 5
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