MAORI SOCIAL WELFARE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22399, 21 April 1936, Page 13

MAORI SOCIAL WELFARE

Sir, —I read with much interest Lord Bledisloe's remarks touching our Maori population and fully approved of that which he said and of himself for saying it. The philanthropic advice comes well from his lips. No Governor of New Zealand has ever evidenced more thoughtfid and wise concern for the welfare of everyone of our citizens than he, this from the day of his arrival until his departure. Now amid his many responsibilities he still finds time to promote our interests at every opportunity that is presented. Mr. George Graham's letter, published in Saturday's Herald, will I hope stir the nobler attributes of New Zealanders into taking the necessary steps to carry into effect Lord Bledisloe's well-timed' suggestions and Mr. Graham's earnest appeal. We should all realise that even though we found the Maori in a neolithic stage, his ethical, mental and physical qualities were not inferior to our own. Our Prime Minister, by reason of his inherent humanitarianism, will, we can be sure, do all that he can, and it is much, to promote tho good work that will centuries hence place New Zealanders on a very high plane in the history of nations. C. E. Major.