THE MAORI A WORKER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 99, 20 January 1908, Page 7

THE MAORI A WORKER.

•THE CHIEF JUSTICE REFUTES AN OLD LIBEL. ' INSTRUCTION IN FARMING. (BY TEU£GEA.m—SVECIAL CORUESPONDEKT.) 'Auckland, January 19. ' The good opinion that Sir Robert Stout has previously formed of the modern Maori as a worker has beon in no way dispelled by his observations in respect to the Rotorua natives. "The Natives on tho East Coast," ho says, "luivo becomo successful settlers, and there is no doubt that they will also become successful'settlers in the Rotorua district if thoy can only got suflioient capital to start witli. I think the Government should lend tho Maoris money on the samo terms that they lend it to Europeans, Many of the Maori's in tho Rotorua district havo been steadily working away for tho past .twfinty yoars. It is absurd to say that the Maori will not work continuously. Many of them will work quite as steadily and do as good work as Europeans MAORI SAWMILLERS. "Tho Arawas socm to be mentally a very alert race, and Ido not think that you could find any number of farmers in any other part of tho Dominion who would surpass them in this rospeot. I was glad to notice that in 0110 case a Maori and a lmlf-casto havo started sawmilling, their mill being worked by Maoris. Tho Natives also do a great deal of work in connection with tho mills owned by Europeans, and thoy are said to be very excellent workmen. I notice,'', lie continued, "a, great improvement in the Rotorua Natives as compared with tho time when I saw them first, MISSION WORK. "Tho Rov, Mr. Bennett socms to bo doing a very good work amongst thom. They havo not yet taken up farming to tho same extent as the East Coast Natives havo done, and I am strongly of opinion that they should havo tho benefit of instruction by agricultural instructors. Tho best plan would bo to have Maori or half-casto instructors, but if this is not possible there should be European instructors. Tho Government, employ to teach peoplo how to look after butter, ohooso, (lax, andothor products, and I think tho Maoris should also roccivo tho benefit of this systom of instruction." i —

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