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DRINK PROBLEM AMONG MAORIS "The drink problem is one that is over present among mlr people 1 Km.iw that the late’ does not permit liquor to be supplied to Maoris vIT licensed premises, but yet il gels amongst them," remarked Archdeacon W. Haiti, of N gam a wain a. when : peaking of the work og tho Maori Mission at the filial celebrations m connection with the inauguration of the new Cluudelands Parish. lie said that lie did not know how the Maoris obtained liquor, but it was Iris opinion that pakehas were behind it. "I don’t know how this menace to our people can be wiped out, but I can only hope that the law will be amended ui order to remove the present evil. It is tragic to see little children growing up whose parents have been affected by this menace.”—iAA. message.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 18 November 1937, Page 16
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