A Fruitful Meeting: Naturally, the new scheme has become a big subject at recent tribal committee meetings. Te Ao Hou was fortunate enough to attend a meeting of the Aorangi Tribal Committee on March 30, where this new subsidy was being discussed. The chairman was Mr Mason Durie, a member of the Board of Maori Affairs. The meeting was held at Mr Mason Durie's home, where it might have lacked the sacredness attached to a marae but perhaps the warmth of an excellent log-fire helped to make up for this. The Welfare Officer, Mr Jacobs, read out the departmental circular. The first comment by the meeting was that the committee would have to be sure all cases came to its notice. This is not always easy; a committee cannot be in touch with all the parents. The parents, however, should consult the committee whenever hardship seriously threatens the educational future of a child. Everything should be done to make the parents aware of this fact, and Te Ao Hou was asked by the committee to help spread the news. The committee should also be in touch with the headmaster of the school who might have information on needy cases. The committee expressed the opinion that it would not be prudent to wait for cases to arise and then collect the money. When a case arises it is always urgent. It is then that funds should be at hand to relieve the emergency. The best policy is to create a fund now, and keep it intact for when the need arises. Then application for subsidy can be made. The wisdom of general rules about the amount to be granted was another important point that arose at this meeting. The department does not define the amount of assistance (Continued bottom of page 54)
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Te Ao Hou, Winter 1954, Page 16
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