MAORI CEREMONIES
THE WAITARA GATHERING GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO ATTEND. SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS. L Per Press Association. ] I NEW PLYMOUTH, June 18. In respons. to the invitation of the committee in charge of next week’s proceedings at Waitara for the unveiling of the Sir Maui I’omare memorial and the opening of the . memorial Maori meeting house, advice has been received that the Governor-General will be present at the ceremonies on June , The Prime Minister also has intimated his intention of being present and there will probably be otner members of Cabinet and members of I’arlia ment from all over the Dominion, as well as members of the Maori tribes from all over the North Island and some from the South Island. Tuesday is expected to be the day on which the great bulk of the Maori visitors from other districts will arrive and they will be welcomed in the traditional custom. The following days will be devoted to sports and entertainments with tribal meetings. A hockey tournament under the jurisdiction of the East Coast Hockey Federation will be played on the New Plymouth Airport grounds and the finals on Saturday at Waitara. There will be Rugby football matches on Thursday and Saturday, that on Thursday being Taranaki v. Wanganui Maoris and Saturday the match will be East Coast v. other Maoris.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 145, 20 June 1936, Page 10
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219MAORI CEREMONIES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 145, 20 June 1936, Page 10
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