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Statutes and Legislation It is not proposed to press the Government to write the Treaty into the country's statutes. To do so would raise all sorts of questions regarding title to land and other matters that would benefit no one but the lawyers who would have to be paid to straighten out the answers. Present-day statutes provide a sufficiently large field in which the Council can exercise its function of protecting Maori rights. New legislation is being constantly checked to ensure that the Maori point of view is adequately considered. The Council is being helped in this by the Maori members of Parliament.

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Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 6

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Statutes and Legislation Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 6

Statutes and Legislation Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 6