TO PRESERVE THE RACE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17529, 12 July 1917, Page 8

TO PRESERVE THE RACE.

to the Horror,.

Sir,—Re Dr King’s lectures and Mr 11. Crane’s remarks, the best re-. medy to prevent the white New Zealander front degenerating in physique, morale, etc , is to import or encourage a fresh supply of the old blood in the shape of healthy inhabitants of the United Kingdom, whoso forefathers wero the original new chums ”of this country (the " old churns ” were the Maoris) As the sons of Britain have again proved themselves up to the original sample, why not let the same Wood continue to flow? But why the outcry so early about the future of the race of New Zealand? There are plenty of men still available for long after the Second Division is exhausted, men just over the age limit apd yet unmarried, or widowers, or those who have dependents to keep other than wives, such as mothers, fathers unable to assist by work, etc. For many years this country has required a fresh .infusion of the old blood and race, but narrow prejudice has always dominated. To keep New Zealand stock up to the original standard is to always ensure a steady influx from the old Motherland, not to give the cold shoulder when these people arrive. There is no finer picture of manhood than our British men—J am, etc., C HE SARA SARA.