MAORI BATTALION
NATIONAL WELCOME HUI ON EAST COAST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 19. Preparations are being made for a national welcome to the Maori Battalion, which is expected to arrive at Wellington between January . 26 and 28. Tribal welcomes will be given afterwards in various districts. The plans provide for a short ceremonial parade through the city, followed by a welcome by the acting Prime Minister and a Maori welcome and feast in the large wharf sheds There will be a hui on the East Coast at the end of January under the direction of Sir Apirana Ngata, and the Ngapuhi have invited the Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, to attend their ceremony at Kaikohe. Arawa and other tribes are arranging functions. Almost every kainga will conduct a welcome for some members of the battalion.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21900, 19 December 1945, Page 4
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