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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9336, 20 October 1893, Page 6

The young half-caste evangelist, Rawei, who was recently lecturing in the South on phrases of Maori life, is now in Sydney. He is addressing large audiences in the Town Hall, Sydney. A Sydney journal 8 .,y : _« Rawei intends to eventually settle down in the King Country and erect a model Maori home, with a church and school attached, and by the influence of personal example teach his people to shun the vices that are killing them, and in this way do something to prolong as long as possible the lives of a splendid race possessing many good and admirable qualities which are now sadly disfigured by ignorance, idleness, immorality, and'superstition. Now it is easy to see that a young native like Rawei, inspired by such noble and lofty ambitions to benefit his people, must become an immense influence for good amongst the Maoris of Mew Zealand, and we trust the public will aid him in the material necessities of his work. An a public speaker he at the Town Hall proved himself the possessor of a singularly fitting individuality, and has a ..musical voice capable of exquisite modulation.; His manner is very earnest and possesses many charms, while his style of diction is of a high order."