WELL DONE, NATIVES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9944, 20 January 1900, Page 2

WELL DONE, NATIVES.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. • WILL TRY AND EQUIP ONE MAN AT LEAST. AN EXAMPLE TO MANY '- , EUROPEANS. • _^ -3 A meeting of the representatives of - v ' the Wanganui natives was held this morning in the Native Land Purchase- . Office, Hori Grey presiding. MrW&lter ' - Williams was appointed secretary, Mr Gofife explained the objects of the meet- <■ ing and the position, of events in South, "-., Africa. Mr Nicholson fully endorsed the remarks made by Mr Goffe. From time -,* immemorial it had been the pride, he '< said, of tho natives of Wanganui to- up- , ' hold the honour of the Queen. He moved - that subscription lists be at once made ' » out and sent to the different .centres, '- witli the object of endeavouring to equip _— one or more of the third Contingent. He ~_ was fully in accordance with the proposal ' - to send these rough riders, as he was of • " opinion they would do more practical'^ Bervice than the "red-tape" soldiers. 'To show his appreciation of the movement, " - ho would head his list with a donation, of a guinea. " --_£% Takarangi Mete Kingi seconded tKe^ resolution. In a "casual way he would v refer Europoans to.the monument inflfo--^* Park as an objfie't lesson of the \loyaliy ! " of the natives in the past to the QueenvJ ' Ho would, following the example'of %il,i Nicholson, donate one guinea to tne^ fund. - - ' ■ Mr George Pukiheka, in speaking v to"-« tho resolution, endorsed the remarks' of 'f tho last speakers, and pointed ou€ v tfiat^r this war affe6te v 3 each one'he"rejpersoii-'>" ally, and, whilst urging all 'to do their>; best in furthering, the movement; "laid-- 1 that he would put forth Mb own' besfc^r efforts in that direction, and'would wilvj lingly £0 to fight fpr tho Queen upon to do so/ Ho would alsd^ddnate »''■< guinea. - . - J~ Heneri Haeretuterangi -spoke in tat similar strain, and proposed thafc a list " be sent to Karioi to Mr Gr.'lTDoneU to- f collect there from the natives. "He, like, ' the other speakers, would^hcad-a list with a guinea. - ii %. Woraroa Kingi said it was now tha ~" duty of the natives, as the Empire Wasithreatened, .to help to uphold Tit asii the?->. past. He was sure~the> whole of the £&& tiveb would endorse the proceedings of.* tho meeting. He was of opinion, thafc" J * tho lists should be sent to all 'talaceV' v where the natives are desirous of uphold-^ ing the Queen's flag. He did not think'- s a donation of a euinea sufficient—^elf. would be prepared to go and give'hisS'services for the Empire, and had already" 5 offered to accompany the Contingent farSouth Africa. He then handed in hiajs donation of £1 to the secretary, ' Z Takrei spoke in a similar strain to thV"*; others, and he, too, donated a guinea. - "' i Mr Walter Williams moved that M? V Goffo be appointed treasurer. He "then" "* spoke in strong terms in -eupport of tthou" v proposals; as did also Hori Grey and. Poari Ngapo, who also promised dona- ,> tions. - ''.y"jf It was also announced that tho Jubilee -"T paper would also donate a-gruinea ffons^ s its fund. ■■>- « «^;