THE NATIVE-BORN

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 36, 11 August 1921, Page 7

THE NATIVE-BORN

MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Mr. C. M. M'lntyro presided attthe annual meeting of the^Nsw Zealand,Na-'. tives' Association, held laSß'-aight.^,la his opening remarksj the chairman stressed the point that New Zealandera should take a greater interest in the affairs of the country. In New Zealand, he «aid, there.were men of ability, and it was the aim and object of the. asso-,. ciation to see that the big positions "in the country were held by New Zealand: era, and that the' claims of the' New' Zealand native-born were not - brushed aside, or their opportunities seized by others who came in the inrush of pojro-~" lation from all parts of the world. • The Mayor (Mr. R. A. Wright,"M:P.),'~also addressed the meeting. He urged those present to take a pride in themselves and in their country. New Zealand, he said, was amongst the best of the British JDominions. Th>v.had been..., left a heritage—this glorious country—*7' .by their parents, the sturdiest of British people, who had landed here years ago; The early pioneers had blazed the '■ track, and we were now reaping, the r benefit. He appealed to all to t4ke> x pride in their country arid to improve': it, as had been, done in the past. ■ (Applause.) i ■'■'"■ Nominations were received for tha executive, and a date was fixed for anothsr meeting to discuss plang for r^gr, ffn^intimL " v ■ ■ * ■-'■■■