Visits to Districts

Te Ao Hou, November 1964, Page 49

Visits to Districts In spite of the ease of posting Newsletters to people and talking to them on the radio, personal visits by the officers of the Council are still an essential part of keeping in touch. Nothing can replace the face-to-face talk in the meeting-house, where simple questions can be answered, local conditions examined and special problems discussed and, if necessary, taken up for investigation by the Council. The most extensive tour of any district was made recently when the President and the Secretary of the Council toured the South Island, visiting as many of the Maori Committees as possible in the time at their disposal. They were to attend the conference of the Maori Women's Welfare League in Dunedin, so the opportunity was taken to travel throughout the island. Meetings were held at Blenheim, Kaikoura, Temuka, Bluff, Moeraki, Benmore, Christchurch, Nelson, Takaka and Wairau Pa. This tour certainly gave the visitors, including Lady Carroll and Mrs Tamihana of the League Executive, a new insight into the problems of South Island Maoris and a better appreciation of their achievements in this modern world.