During the war a considerable sum of money was raised by the Maoris for the benefit of returned Maori soldiers. The funds in hand amount to between £35,000 and £40.~000> practically all of which has been invested in farming pursuits, including one farm of 6000 acres in th© Bay of Plenty district, another at Hick* Bay of 5000 acres, and a third between Nahaka and Wairoa of 6900 acres. A lot of money will have to bo sunk into working . these farms before the returna provided will be sufficient to permit of disbursement among the Maori soldiers, who number approximately 1000.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3442, 2 March 1920, Page 52
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