MAORI WELFARE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 137, 13 June 1938, Page 10

MAORI WELFARE.

REQUESTS TO MINISTER. EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSIXG. (By Telegraph. — Tress Association.) GISBORXK, Sunday. Three major ii sues deeply concerning the Maoris were submitted bv Sir Apirana Xgata. to the acting-Xative Minister, the Hon. E. Lang-tone, at the Mangahanoa hui on Saturday, when the new social hall at the pa was opened. The problems were unemployment aid for Maoris following the introduction of the social security plan, the speeding up of Maori settlement housing-, and the question of claims for compensation for confiscated la jk!^. Sir Apirana contended that delavs were occurring in the State machinery for the housing programme. Mr. Larigstone sui.I the wages and -alary tax was expected to produce approximately £7.00il.i!00, whieh would go into the social security plan together with about £7.O(K)JK.«) ' which "wotnd ordinarily be pah! in pensions. There would be further money to be found to meet the estimated cost of £17.(10(1.0(10 for the social security plan. The Government would have to find still more monev to give the assistance now provided bv the employment funds not onlv to Maoris but to Europeans. The Minister of Finance was considering the point and the Government's plans would be announced later. "I do not know any reason for a nold-up m the provision of native houses other than the shortage of tradesmen," said Mr. Lanpstone. 1 he Minister stated that, with a view to submitting a concrete plan on the •onhscatod lands is<ue to the Cabinet, a map showing the location and area of tribal associations was being prepared lor each outstanding claim.