“THE LATEST NEW WOMAN.”
Minister of Lands — “ But, my good woman, if we don’t buy your husband’s lands how will you live ? ” New Woman (native product) “That’s our affair.”
NOT*.—A great Maori meeting was held recently at Te Ante. Miss Makers Mihi Woatu occupied the ehair. They found, she said. that all their lands were drifting from them to the Government servants, or to the people that the Government choose to put upon the lands. The men had endeavoured for a lone time to do something, and now the women had formed themselves into a committee and were going to see what they could do in the matter. If they did not succeed they would find themselves like the shags which aat on the sand banks and were fed by the winds. The following resolutions were carried (1) That we have nothing further to do with the Native Land Court. (2) That we eease selling land.* __
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIV, Issue VI, 9 February 1895, Page 131
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156“THE LATEST NEW WOMAN.” New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIV, Issue VI, 9 February 1895, Page 131
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