A characteristic of the average Xo«' Zealand«r waa aptly testified to by a Boldier who Hhovrod ft J'l'poi'ter over tlie hospital ship iw port .'it AuoiklnnJ, "At one stage of the tvip," ho Maid, "wo liatl a number of Tommies on bnanl. Thoy wore given their ward, and that was all you knew of them, for they would never flhift from their place. They were ahra.Vß frightened of losing themselves aboard. We had pome of them for three weeks, nnd they knew no morehow to find their way about UlO vessel than they could fly. Different to. New JJealonders," he laughted. "They ,iro not aboard hali'-an-hour or no and they are all ovei- flip ship, and jolly soon know every nook and corner. They have plenty of initiative oil through."
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14244, 12 March 1917, Page 9
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