Ami Yet He Was Not Fit!
A Maori recruit medically examined in Whangarei weighed 18st. 41b., and, having a chest measurement of 48in., showed an expasion of 7in. This man was reputed to be able to lift an average man on the end of a longhandled shovel. Unfortunately, the doctors do not pass a man on strength, but on his fitness, and he could not pass the test.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20140, 9 January 1940, Page 9
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68Ami Yet He Was Not Fit! Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20140, 9 January 1940, Page 9
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