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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 49, 26 February 1916, Page 6

"I have suffered a great deal since this conference opened," remarked the Rev. T. d. Hammond, of the Maori Mission, when speaking at Pitt Street Methodist Church this morning. Such a statement immediately claimed the closest attention of the members, whereupon Mr. Hammond explained that hUR complaint of suffering was caused by the mispronunciation and wrong spelling of Maori name 3. He moved that the Native ministers present be constituted a committee to correct the spelling of Maori names on the agenda paper and in the minutes. He suggested it might be called a committee of correction, and hoped that the functions might be extended so as to teach members the proper pronunciation of native names. The Rev. Vyv Gittos, in seconding the motion, saiu the whole thing would be simplified if the hyphens were inserted in the proper places. The motion was adopted by the conference.