tion. Yet the tour management — as has happened so often before—saw fit to ignore the views of Mr Morrison's committee, and right from the beginning indulged in experiments with men in positions other than those for which they were chosen. This is unfair to the players, and seems an expression of no-confidence in the New Zealand selectors. It is not easy to say how this can be guarded against in the future, but it does seem evident that the governing body should cover the point in its instructions to managers, and indeed it seems that a member of the selection committee should also accompany the team as manager. One final point I should like to make concerns the public comparisons being made between players. It is unimportant whether Bowers is better than Haig, or Fitzgerald better than Loader, or anybody else is better than the next man. They are all All Blacks, and as such they are all good, and it is lacking in taste and considerations for invidious comparisons about individuals to be drawn in public.

MARCHING Although marching is a fairly new sport, it commands a large following, and it is good to see so many Maori girls taking part in such a healthy sport, and one which has such a good influence on deportment. Two Maori girls are in the Whangarei Grenadiers, a team which won the New Zealand marching championships at Dunedin on March 6. They are Misses Beverley McLean and A. Malcolm. Miss Malcolm, who is the Grenadier leader, also retained the New Zealand champion leader title. The only all-Maori marching team known to Te Ao Hou is the Taihoa Marching Team at Wairoa. Although it has existed only since last August, it has done well in competitions. Miss Hine Karaurai, leader of the team, says that the girls train from 5.30 to 7 every morning and night. We wish them the best of luck.

TENNIS The Annual Maori Tennis Championships were concluded at Gisborne over Easter. Players came from many districts, from the far north and from as far south as Dunedin and Kaitangata. The standard is getting higher each year, notably in the women's division. Unfortunately the finals were marred by rain, and the mixed doubles were unfinished. The men's singles was won by B. Matiu, of Northland, who disposed of W. Keys, the title-holder, in straight sets, and had little trouble in beating Pita Kaua in the final. The women's singles was fought out between those two very promising juniors, Misses M. Dewes and D. Morrison. Miss Dewes was too good on the day and retained her title 7–5, 6–2. Other results were: Men's Doubles: W. & F. Keys beat J. Pere & M. Harvey. 6–4, 6–3. Women's Doubles: Misses A. Malcolm & D. Harrison beat Mesdames L. L. Ngata & R. Harvey, 6–1, 6–0. Mixed Doubles: J. Te Kawa & Miss Dewes met W. Keys & Miss Emery, 7–5 (unfinished).

KEEP THEM AT SCHOOL (Continued from page 16) to be given, saying simply that it should be based on the needs of the child and the financial capacity of the parents. A committee, will, however, find it needs something more definite than that. For instance, how much assistance should be given for clothing for one child about to go to high school? At the meeting, some parents said it would be £50, others £60. The committee would probably need a standard figure for such cases. It could not give more to one child than to another. It might decide to grant, say, £25 or £30 to all worthy applicants, leaving the parents to find the rest. Mr Mason Durie thought parents should generally be expected to find a proportion of the cost, and the committee should not relieve them altogether of responsibility. He also thought the fixing of the scale of assistance should be done by tribal executives, not committees. It would be wrong for one committee to grant £30, and for the committee next door to grant £50 in a similar case. It was a most instructive evening. It looks very much as if in this area the “Keep Them at School” campaign is to be rather successful. If all committees approach the new scheme with the same seriousness and skill as the Aorangi committee, its future will be bright. The meeting ended with a supper which was equally praiseworthy. Ten Rules: The department has laid down ten rules that must be followed for all educational grants to be subsidized. These rules are given below for the information of tribal committee members and the people generally: Rule 1. The only moneys eligible for subsidy under this scheme are those raised by the