Colour Bar In New Zealand ?

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1948, Page 3

Colour Bar In New Zealand ?

WELLINGTON, Sept. 10. Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, in the Housse of Representatives refeared to a Taranaki Maori petition. He said that, unfortunate outside influences had cut across the ideal of harmonious co-operation between Maoris and Europeans, but he did not want to deal with that. "We are aiming a: New Zealanders of both races,” said Mr Fraser. That was the ideal of th: leaders of the young Maori people tO Mr V E. B. Corbett (Nat, EgmonD said that as Maoris were on the same basis as pakehas in obtaining social security they should provide their own money to cover expenses of football teams and other sports organisations instead of calling on funds of trust boards. Mr Fraser said: "I can quite understand that a Rugby match bulks large in the life of the Maori people and it might be a good social act at times to bring the people together for that purpose.”