MAORI HOSTEL
DONATION REFUSED WAIKATO COUNCIL'S ATTITUDE [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday When an application for a donation toward the £IOO required to complete the amount needed to proceed with the erection of a Maori hostel in Hamilton was received by the ,Waikato County Council to-day, Mr. R. G. Young said that, while he admitted the humanity of the proposal, lie considered the council had no money to spare for the project. He moved that the request be declined.
The chairman, Mr. J. A. Sampson, pointed out that the council had not made a previous contribution, and he asked Mr. Young if he would agree to a small donation being made. Mr. Young declined, and his motion was carried.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19400911.2.89
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23758, 11 September 1940, Page 10
Word Count
120MAORI HOSTEL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23758, 11 September 1940, Page 10
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in