PASSING OF THE MAORI.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 8

PASSING OF THE MAORI.

NOT INTO OBLIVION. W 11.1. MKICiK INHI I' \KKIIA li.M K. "Kxiiii.-tinii i- inn ilif Mduri'n fiitp: iili<ur|itiitii ii\ t liv j.al.elui is hi* ilt's'.in.v," is 1):-. 1 , . 11, HiK-k"- -i-.muiitig up of T-'ih iiiiii-ii ,i:-,-jss.'.! |»rn!t'i-iii "What will \>r t!ii> fair uf tin- Maori:" 1)'-. Uti, k was loctiiriiiy lust nielli in St. Aiklivw V [lull mil.., tSii' auspi.e- nf l hp Aiioklaii-i In»jitu'•'. I!!- su'.jrn h;is "Tlu , I'as.sitip ..f tin- Mii.n-i." aiitl »i ii-tml lit- lin.il liis aii.lii-n -.• intoiiM-l\ int»TPSt.».l. Tin' iliu-idi- i- s,, Uci-ii'.v intiMi-Mpil liiin-olf in tin- •ui'l.x nf Maori litV. timr h'v .-ntlni-

I !••:!-iiij; v..i\ nf in otln-rs ■oiiii , >>i i , 1 , . , hi ■'{!(■ -ton's hi infonnution !u- iiiis piliicrr-tl IU- \v;ir> must

in i!i-> dc-i-riptiou of tlic iiuuirnfill |iricno.-th-iit!onf t"nt havf iiiiiilp Hum 11st- fi\t!tv ri"hi up In I'.Ht" nf I'll- iitti'v i-MMiftiiMi >>: tin- Maori.

m.ulc l>v sn.-'i iiti'ii ;'* m>,, 11,,,-lisTi'ttci-. nulii-r. anil ntluT*. Many of tiH'-v iHPii iiul from Hilar liv.l !i:ii,|.,'ii,..| in tint .-..-r of ii(-hpr iUiik-<kitni(.fl pcitpli- when i-oinin(f into i-onfiii-t .wt'.i ciu-i'r hi ii i-iiHhvp. Tin> Maori. li.ivvt-\.M'. was -litT.-n-ii!.

Afi.T I In- nhitf inn n i-amn to New /Ci'.alaml. iho mn-ki-t. alcolml. Kiifl .li-eaao diil torrililc liavni aiming tin , MnorU. h-liosp \v":ioli> .i>ni-i' .if lif.- ««- i-hunjreil. .mil it took yi'iiiv fur t'.ipin in lui-iimi , iiilnpiccl to tin- new i'(>uilitinn E . The M.iuri \\:i-. iiH-'-cvci. MiUpuii;.' liimsolf to tilt- i-oiilin}; of tin- |>,ikcli;i, und instead »i' )i>»\\ !n minilipi-' tin , nitlivo

r.ii <• w.is iii-tiinlh im-ii-iisiilu'. Tlutp were ;it ptwiu r.lijrlu'ly mi'r .".D.ntio Maoris in Nc-.v Zi'Hlaiid.

\ Altlioujjli the ilercUM- nt tin- MiK-ri ii.ii htM-ti ii'rc<xc(i ii nils imt |i.is.-iMe Tlut l!ti" iwn vii'fr- imsld pxist siilf Sv My. VVII.It was h:i]>|>pninj£ w:i's that thr M:lnri rm-v «M< frniiluitllv living al>*.>rl>P'l i>v tin - white race. In I Ik , Maori Pioti'pcr Hnttalioi! .liirinj; the late war in Kuropr iho pcr.pivtajit , of uiiii white lilooil in titeiii «a< aiumt !ii. and it misriil '"■ takon that tiuiso yimii!; moii ttcrc upiral uf the re«t of tiic |i['<i|ik\ In lac Maori -.'iiouls of ito-tlfly Ihoio wore juM ovpr -iUOIt pirjiiLs. .mil a caii , fill iui;dy-ir- 01 tlii'iv pliowi , !'! that lift , . 1* (.hit ">n p<>r com of tho-'o chilrilTii had white lilood in tlirj;vein-. Thoci , figures «po!co for liieinsclviw. |)r. Hu.-k thoujrlit thai the Maori could l>rin;r to tlip "inTiiily" >ome traits that would \'? of real \iilu. , . liis hplciidhl ])li\>ii|iic. hi> art. and other rhitij;s. and a< it vva* 'iis deetiny to h»« nb»oriii'<i into the vvhitr rave it lieliovinl 11- t.i slinly liis history and liis pu«t, wliicli Wiii i'ii!l of inttTiMtinjr problems.