MAORI BATTALION
QUESTION OF OFFICERS.
[PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.]
ROTORUA, November 6. A meeting representative' of all Arawa sub-tribes was held at Maketu on Sunday. It was decided to forward a resolution to the Minister for Defence (Mr. Jones) statihg that unless the original promise to draw officers for the proposed Maori battalion from the ranks of the Maoris themselves is adhered to, the Arawas are not prepared to give any guarantee that volunteers will present themselves for medical examination and attestation. The opinion was expressed that only the commanding officer of the battalion should be a European, and strong resentment was expressed' at the reported intention to appoint other European officers.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 November 1939, Page 8
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