Maoris’ Drift To Appalling Life in City
f Special to Northern Advocate ” 3 AUCKLAND, This Day.
Stating that it would not be long before there were between 3000 and 4COO Maoris living in Auckland. Mr James Rukutat. of Auckland, stressed to delegates at the young Maoris' conference today the evils resulting from the drift of Maoris to the towns. The conditions in Auckland were appalling in many cases. There were exceptions, but the more unfortunate Maoris wove suffering. "Cur young men and women are migrating to the cities,” ho continued. “And m what sort of jobs do wo find them? Some are in cafes or inferior hash houses. Others are in Chinese gardens. Chinese Gardens. "Our women have nothing to look forward to but Chinese gardens. This is also the case of young boys, who should be at school. The only remedy is repatriation." Sir Apirana Ngata: Would they go back? Mr Rukutai: They have nothing to go back to. Sir Apirana: Would they go back if they had?
Mr Rukutai: I doubt it. They are too firmly rooted in the life of the city. ‘
Mr Rukutai added that the question had now become n major problem, but it was not beyond solution. If left for another few years, however, it would have grown to such magnitude that it would bo impossible to touch it.
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Northern Advocate, 25 May 1939, Page 2
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