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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 July 1927, Page 5

‘•The New Zealanders themselves,” savs Mr. 1 {coves in the preface to his hook “Xeiv Zealand,” just reproduced in London, ‘‘are the most interesting feature of New Zealand. ft is they who make their curious, complex, and sometimes illogi a I democratic system possible. Only in a community full of hope and confidence, law-abiding, humane and froc from gross corruption would this odd combination ot State direction, practical liberty, social grades and political equality work for a single decade. The explanation is found in the history of the colony. The original settlers. Gibbon Wakefield’s and others, were selected with unusual care, and had leaders oi culture and rare ability. Their presence in New Zealand drew thither for many rears immigrants of a similar type. During my journeys through the islands I met numbers’ of the descendants of those earlier colonists, now in the second and third generations. They are a fine people—the men tall, upstanding, alert, responsible hooking: the women well built, sell-respecting and attractive. Nor is there the slightest fear of degeneration: 'l'he pleasantest .sights the traveller sees are the thrones of cheerful. healthy. welltrained children. In some districts, notably on the West Coast of the I South Tslnnd. their beauty is remark- | able. No trouble or expense seemed jto he thought too great to spend on I their health, education and amusement. New Zealanders may fail in scinu l things, hut they have not failed in this —they have made their conntrv a children’s paradise. As a tvpe T should call the New Zealand-bred race something between the Australian and the British, differing distinctly from both, and differing still more from the burlier form and naler faces of the Lmrlish-sneaking fa - es of North America.” aching +»oth. noplv B-arra-clough’s Magic Nervine —Is 6d. —Advt.