THE MAORIS.
LECTURE BY DR. NEWMAN. H.F, A very interesting lecture on tho Maoris was given by Dr. Newman, M.P., in tho Y.M.C.A. rooms on Saturday night, Mr. J. G. W. Aitken presided, and there was an attendance of about ono hundred. Dr. Newman traced the history of tho Maoris, and appealed for a more friendly spirit between Europeans And tho Natives, who wero really cousins to tho European inhabitants of Now Zealand, 'i'ho Maoris, however, ho said, had to be treated as equals, and not inferiors. Tliey were quick to resent any condescension. They w«r« said to have been the "most highlycultured savages," but he was of opinion that they wero so highly cultured that they had hardly been savages at all. The Maoris wero really descendants ■of tlio Cansasian raoo, and thercforo closely allied to tlio white?. It was for this reason that Europeans instinctively felt a liking for Maoris and an aversion to Negroes. Unfortunately, jaid tho speaker, in spite of what statistics showed, ho thought tho Maoris wero dying out. During the evening a haka was given by Tristan Hill, whilo Mrs. A. Hill sang a number of Maori songs, assisted by a class of girls from tho Araho Club. A hearty vote of thanks to Dr. Newman and those who assisted was given at tho oloso of tlio lecture
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1801, 14 July 1913, Page 6
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