the race. He was developing that capacity at Rotorua, and it was not the first time, as those familiar with his history know. He laid off the camp, and regulated the building and the water-supply. He made the rules for its government, and the arrangements for their observance, finding a force equal to all requirements. He supplied the sanitary regulations, and saw that they were neither misunderstood nor evaded. All the authorities were of his own choosing, and all the experts were of his own race. The result was that with five thousand people (in round figures) in camp for a week or ten days there was no sickness, no discontent, no disorder, and not one case of drunkenness. CAMP ORGANIZATION As it appeared within one week after the arrival of the first party—the Ngati-Kahungunu from Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay—the encampment formed a great semi-circle on the eastern side of the racecourse, midway between the township of Rotorua and Whakarewarewa. It was separated by a very wide belt of very short manuka scrub from a cleared space of ground in front of the Royal grandstand. The one wide and long street was flanked on either side by many scores of tents, and by large raupo whares; and from the main avenue there branched off various small lanes, forming the divisions between the camps of the different tribes. Some tribes were housed in large marquees; others were detached in sections, like a regiment of soldiers in a line, or a square of bell tents; others made themselves at home in the familiar raupo huts; and all were merry and good-tempered, in spite of the drizzling rain and the sulphurous gases that pervade the atmosphere of these regions at all hours, and are particularly offensive in the witching hours of night, just when creation seems to pause a space before ushering in the ever-recurring miracle of dawn. An executive committee was formed by Sir James Carroll to advise him on all the more important questions pertaining to the control of the camp, and the arrangements for the grand display, and to make known his wishes to the assembled tribes. To them all doubtful points were referred. The staff consisted of Hone Heke, Member of Parliament for the Northern Maori electoral district; Te Heuheu Tukino, chief of the Ngati-Tuwharetoa; Hone Omipi, of the Ngati-Maniapoto, a man of advanced and progressive views; Ru Rewiti, of Ngapuhi, a scion of the great Pomare family, and husband of Wikitoria Taitoko, daughter of the late Te Keepa Taitoko (Major Kemp), of Whanganui; and Apirana T. Ngata, of the Ngati-Porou of the East Coast, a graduate of the University of New Zealand, and the organizer of the Young Maori Party of reform. These supplied the directing power of the organization of the camp. There was an abundant supply of pure water, brought in pipes from the Rotorua system, with taps at various central points numerous enough to enable the occupant of every tent and ‘whare’ to supply his wants with no more trouble than the walk of a few steps with a bucket. The arrangements were all carefully overhauled every day, waste was strictly prevented, and instructions were issued—and obeyed—to boil all water before use. All refuse in camp was buried every day in places especially set apart, and in manner specifically ordered. There was a liberal supply of disinfectants, which were freely served out and used. The other sanitary arrangements were adequate, and the camp was free of nuisances of every kind. All cooking was done in appointed places, and most of it in the wholesome Maori manner. The camp was always clean and fresh at every tent and whare, whether by day, when the blankets were rolled up neatly and the tents and ‘whares’ swept and garnished, or by night, when the people were abed. Liquor was not allowed to be brought in by the Maori. Hawkers and peddlars were prohibited, and The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York during their New Zealand visit. Photo: Turnbull Library