THE MAORI BATTALION
1 (Press Assn.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 22 The Minister of Native Affairs (Mr Mason) announces that arrangements have been made through his department for the transmission of £3OO to provide Christmas dinner for the Maori Battalion in Italy. The amount was contributed as follows: Arawa Trust lioard (Rotorua) on behalf of the Arawa Confederation of Tribes, £100; King Koroki, on behalf of the Waikato and associated tribes, £100; Sir Apirana Ngata, on behalf of the Ngati Porou and associated tribes from Hick's Bay to Gisborne, £IOO.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 22, 23 December 1944, Page 3
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88THE MAORI BATTALION Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 22, 23 December 1944, Page 3
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