MR JAMES WHITE (MANU TEUAUA)

Te Ao Hou, September 1961, Page 3

MR JAMES WHITE (MANU TEUAUA) The death occurred at Waitara recently of Mr James White (Manu Teuaua), an influential elder of the Atiawa tribe. He was aged 68. Mr White was active in Maori welfare and sporting admin-

istration, and took a keen interest in youth work. Mr White was one of the persons responsible for getting the permission of the Atiawa people to allow last year's Waitara swamp search to take place. He assisted the director of the Canterbury Museum, Dr Roger Duff, in meeting tribal elders and explaining the objective of the excavation. At the time of his death Mr White was the chairman and a trustee of the Ngatirahiri subtribe of the Atiawa tribe. In his working days he was employed at the Waitara freezing works. For many years he was a contract boner, and gained a reputation for a high standard of workmanship. Since his retirement about 10 years ago Mr White had taken an active interest in the grounds of the Manukorihi pa. He devoted many hours to keeping the area tidy and did all these duties in an honorary capacity. He was an enthusiastic sportsman in his younger days as a Rugby player and roller skater. He represented Taranaki at Rugby and later, when president of the Atiawa Rugby Club, was the Maori representative to the Taranaki Rugby Union. His sporting interests were wide. In more recent times he was president of the Raukura Tennis Club, the Raukura Softball Club, the Raukura Table Tennis Club and the Waitara Young Peoples' Club.