SOCIAL

Te Ao Hou, June 1964, Page 50

SOCIAL (1) That the Government endeavour to encourage those companies throughout New Zealand which operate single men's camps, to appoint industrial welfare officers. (2) That the Maori Affairs Department promote a vigorous savings campaign aimed particularly at our young people. (3) That provision be made for the appointment of resident Maori welfare officers in areas, such as Murupara, which are not already served in this way. ? At Normanby last February a new building, the Hoani Papita Hall, was opened to serve the needs of the South Taranaki Roman Catholic Maori mission. It is a memorial to a pioneer missionary in the district, Father J. B. Soulas, known to the Maori people as Pa Hoani Papita. ? Mr Rangi Logan, said to be the only Maori to be proprietor of a hotel, has been appointed Manager of the Tokaanu Tourist Hotel. Mr Logan, who speaks six languages, was a Major in the Maori Battalion during World War II. He gained his hotel management experience in England. Before accepting this new position, he was the proprietor of a hotel at Patea. ? The Central Hawkes Bay District Council of the Maori Women's Welfare League last March celebrated the third anniversary of its formation. Members of its four branches, Porangahau, Mangamaire, Rakautatahi and Takapau, assembled for the occasion in the Takapau Hall, and after a light lunch the annual general meeting was held. The following officers were elected for the coming year: patroness, Mrs E. Tutaki, Napier (formerly of Porangahau); president, Mrs W. MacDonald, Porangahau; secretary, Mrs M. Wakefield, Mangamaire; vice-presidents, Mesdames L. Tutaki, Sciascia, Rupuha, N. Heperi. The four branches were once affiliated to the Heretaunga District Council, but in 1960 they decided to form a District Council in their own area. sent in by Mrs I. Heperi president, Takapau Branch, M.W.W.L.