THE MAORI ASSOCIATION.
- Jo*' - xELEGBii-n—srzeur. coitunsro.S'PENT.l ; Grey town, April 1. - Mr. C. R. Parata, sccrctary.of the rcccntlytbrmcd Maori Association, visited Mastdrton to-dav, in' connection with the enrolment of members. Several leading' Wairarapa chiefs met, Mr. Parata, ai:d expressed unanimous approval' of tho movement; Tho Natives arc : keenly disappointed, at. tho indefinite methods at present employed with .reference to tlioir own affairs,'and they arc prepared to support a schomo which, will give them a obanco' of showing independence,:'and I indirectly of preserving the race from extinction. : • /■'Mr. Parata has.now visited Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, Wariganui, and" the King Country;' and'in each district branches have Ijecfi formed, with vice-presidents to control' them. LaTgo numbers/ of .'Natives :have handed in their names as members, and the association shows a promise of flourishing, to a marked extent. ,
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 162, 2 April 1908, Page 5
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132THE MAORI ASSOCIATION. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 162, 2 April 1908, Page 5
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