Change of Organisation

Te Ao Hou, December 1962, Page 28

Change of Organisation Four years ago the representatives of various teams got together, and, under the lead of some of the more successful teams, decided to put the management of the Competitions under a Central Committee composed of delegates from each performing team. This move was greeted with some misgivings at the start but it has proved very successful. The winning team in gaining the highest number of points, now receives nothing more than the mana which accompanies the Kariatiana Tamararo Shield. But every team, whatever its standard, receives a mileage allowance of 2/- a mile, toward the expense of running buses. With the district now spreading from Waiapu in the North to Maungahaumi in the West and to Wairoa in the South, hiring buses can be an extremely heavy burden. A mileage cheque for £30 to £40 can make all the difference between a team's being able to compete and its having, reluctantly to decide to stay at home.

The quickness of the hand deceives the camera: the Mangatu Juniors performing at Gisborne this year This year, for the first time, new teams were able to hire piu-pius from the Central Committee at the rate of 1/- a piu-piu for Seniors, sixpence for Juniors and threepence for Primaries. This is opening the door to many young teams who have so far been unable to raise funds to buy their own and have been diffident about borrowing them. The Central Committee were fortunate in getting a pound-for-pound subsidy from the Maori Purposes Fund Board for the purchase of their piu-pius.