TE AUTE ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 135, 2 March 1908, Page 11

TE AUTE ASSOCIATION.

''THE SINS OF THE MAORI (BY...TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Auckland, Fcbruarv 28 '•'■ Addressing" ,'Aute;. Association ' Orakei; on '.'The Sins.of the Maori," Mr;'. ; \V,. ' o£ /Native'. SonMlai' said; • ;: he ,-'hacl" not.m'uoh to"'tod";wi{h the' . > children. 'f,Jh,ey ; : we"rai'not' of, themselves prone', to- bad although .often'wrongfully. accusal I : qf jt>;;'i,':Childrfln ?of,; nature' as they, ' are^ihey'.^arovconscious -'of' ?o>brea6h : i. uf ■ - ■.etiqnetlte;..talking; of;_ matters :'that i w6 , pakehas .'have learned'm our refined' civihsation; to ; regard, as-..not proper subjects of conversation," said 'Mr. Biro, "and, indeed, '' ono/isV struck by. .-thq'.fpct .that.remarks on ■ ( : such ..subjects, .wheri 'jniadeyiiv 'tlie ; Maori language, Ipse,all '-their objectionable''nature; ■ The.." e6nius-.; ,'of ;;'tho ; -Jahguagp : ;' transforms • \ them.'*? From iwhat''ho".'had 'seen;', the-Maori- '• . scbooß. child, .did .hayo..'a ..bad,.mind/ . Gambling' iiiVa.y few placer,', had 'beah'.-r'ac- '. .'quiredi by;,them... 1 -;; In :.tonrist:;rcsoi'ts, ho de- ■ plored tho habit of begging'that had grown ■ • up. 'iThe-jidultSi-'Wcro irauch.'iaddictcd- to : , drink, which was often:of .a vilo, character, especially '.tampered with for' sale ' tb the In'-the/ North, the'' iVabit/ ofi W'ine- ■' ' drinking : _hM .bcgu'h. ; 'The:'ovils of billiards;-' - card-claying, .and ;horse-racing ..wero r also dealt , .; with. .' In many; cases of.-imin'o'rality it" was the pakeha who ,was ; the source.,of .mischief; : He : exhorted tho young, meii'toprotect.their women. • ' • . - -

•; THE.NATIVE MINISTRY. ; (nY'. iEiiEOii.\ru—nicsa. assooiatios.V •, r Auckland, February 28. ■ on tho Native Ministry at tho meeting of • tho To. Ante Association^'.Mr. Thornton made.. an impassioned' appeal to all tho Maoris to - make an effort'/to support: their '.own - Ministers. A possible''.reason• for-tho' present' lack of men,' ho said, was that the .Native .ministry was uhder^aid.\^'No'\^iar,i; , if 1 married, should.' rcM'eivo]: lesir.than : '£loo. a"yearV" He knew'tlto Maorirwas'-g'enefous,'.especially, tow'ards soraotliing he could.sce/ as. a building, but it was • much • more necessary to have ministersi-bhan(,.churchos. . 'Other 'speakers strongly supported Mr. Thornton, and the following ''resolution' was 'carried: —" That' this 6onferenqe. supports' tho .president's 'adr dress 6n th'd'imjpbrtance .of an, efficient .Maori clergy,''.and,-.urges i thafc. efforts be made to -aiso their, salaries-!;