TE AUTE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Turnbull Library Record, Volume XV, 1 November 1962, Page 29

TE AUTE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

A Note on Its Publications The publications of the Te Aute Students' Association have always been elusive to students and librarians, but the Library has now made an attempt to clarify the position.

Conferences appear to have been held from 1897 to 1910, and for all years except 1908 a report was issued. No copy of such a report has been traced, but the N.Z. Herald for 22-28 February 1908 published several news items on the proceedings which took place at Orakei.

Of the first five conferences, reports in the Maori language were also published, but none subsequent has been traced. Likewise, for the first three conferences, separate booklets of "Papers and addresses” were issued.

Because several of the most active people in this organisation were to leave enduring influences on the Maori race, these publications are important, and should be available in the principal research centres. Thanks to a suggestion of Mr. John Williams, a Fulbright scholar, and the courtesy of Mr. Webb, Principal of Te Aute College, Hawke’s Bay, the Library now has a complete series of these publications A "Short title” list follows:

1. Constitution. Bp. Napier, 1897. 2. Report of First Conference February 1897. 20p. Gisborne, 1897. 3. Report. Maori text. 31p. Gisborne, 1897. 4. Papers and addresses . . . First Conference. 57p. Gisborne, 1897. 5. Report of Second Conference Decemer 1897. 22p. Napier, 1898.

6. Report. Maori text. 17p. Napier, 1898. 7. Papers and addresses . . . Second Conference. 3lp. Napier, 1898. 8. Report of Third Conference December 1898. 14p. Southbridge, 1899. 9. Report. Maori text. 20p. Napier, 1899. 10. Papers and addresses . . . Third Conference. 25p. Southbridge, 1899. 11. Report of Fourth Conference December 1899. 20p. Southbridge, 1900.

12. Report. Maori text. 23p. Napier, 1900. 13. Report of Fifth Conference December 1900. 21p. Southbridge, 1901. 14. Report. Maori text. 44p. Gisborne, 1901. 15. Report of Sixth Conference January-February 1902. 19p. Southbridge, 1902. 16. Report of Seventh Conference January 1903. lOp. Southbridge, 1903. 17. Report of Eighth Conference January 1904. 16p. Southbridge, 1904. 18. Report of Ninth Conference January 1905. 17p. Southbridge, 1905.

19. Report of Tenth Conference December-January 1906. 41p. Rotorua, 1906. 20. Report of Eleventh Conference April 1907. 2lp. Gisborne, 1907. 21. Report of Twelfth Conference February 1908. Reports in N.Z. Herald only 22-28 February 1908. 22. Report of Thirteenth Conference April 1909.16 p. Gisborne, 1909. 23. Report of Fourteenth Conference April 1909.16 p. Gisborne, 1910.