THE MAORI RACE.
IMPROVEAIENT OF CONDITIONS. GOVERNMENT’S INTENTIONS. (By Telegraph.—Special to Standard.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 25. Maori unemployment relief, which is administered by the Native Department, gave employment last year to 2635 persons, states the department’s annual report. The expenditure was £49,917, .equal to £lB 18s per man. Supervision was carried out by the department’s field staff and imposed a heavy strain on its personnel. Considerable attention was given to Maori housing where there are large native populations, the Department of Health and. Public Works co-operating, much help being given bv local authorities. “It is hoped,” states the report, “to take steps in the near future to improve the housing and social conditions' of the Alaori people, even though it should not be possible to provide a complete remedy.” Sales of native land to individuals during the year totalled 4693 acres, and 27,076 acres were leased. The estimated area of native lands still owned by Maoris to the North Island is 3,851,000 acres.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 255, 25 September 1935, Page 7
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162THE MAORI RACE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 255, 25 September 1935, Page 7
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