MAORI COUNCIL POLICY
Independent Of Politics (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Dec. 5. The New Zealand Maori Council had no intention of usurping the functions of the Maori Parliamentary representatives. said its secretary, Mr D. N. Perry, in a statement. The council was surprised and regretful that the Maori members of Parliament had misgivings about its position. Mr Perry said he had conveyed to Sir Eruera Tiirikatene and the other Maori members the earlier resolution of the council seeking their co-operation and offering an opportunity for them to attend a meeting of the council. “Pnom the very beginning it has been stressed that the council must be non-political and free to express its point of view to Government or Opposition or to any other national or regional authority or society. The council is clear and unanimous that it is no mere sounding-board for Government policy.” Mr Perry said he found it very encouraging to see the independent and constructive attitudes displayed by members of the council.
“They try to discover what is right rather than who is right. In all their discussions the interests of the Maori people and the need for greater understanding among all the people of New Zealand are the paramount considerations.”
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29998, 6 December 1962, Page 9
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