HON. J. CARROLL.
SMOOTHES DOWN THE NATIVES.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
Napier, last night. The Hon. James Carroll, Native Minister, arrived from Gisborne this morning. Ho addressed a Maori meeting at Hastings, in connection with a levy made by the local Maori Council of 2s per bead for expenses of administration, to which some of the Natives objected. The Native Minister explained that this levy was to cover the expenses of sanitation in the Maori pahs. The Natives expressed themselves satisfied with tho explanation, and agreed to pay the levy. The Minister leaves for Wellington by express train to-morrow.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 197, 27 August 1901, Page 2
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