of young people, largely youths, young adults, and young married couples. Secondly, that there would be in the total population in this urban area a greater number of females than males. Thirdly, the behaviour pattern of the Maoris in the Wellington-Lower Hutt area would be somewhat different from the behaviour pattern of Maoris resident in areas where there is a predominance of menfolk. Taken all round, the behaviour and conduct of Maoris in the Wellington-Hutt area is fairly good. Incidence of Maori delinquency, of crime and drunkenness is so occasional as to be negligible in regard to court convictions. The scale of misdemeanours amongst the Maoris in the city, generally ranges from rowdiness to petty theft. In the last two or three years, there has been no serious crime amongst the Maoris of Wellington-Lower Hutt and very few convictions or arrests even for drunkenness.

OCCUPATIONAL SPREAD Occupations of the people cover the whole range, from unskilled labourers to highly qualified professional men as well as those in the field of private enterprise and business. The bulk of those living in and around these two cities fall into the classification of unskilled labourers. The next largest group amongst the Maoris in this area would be in the Public Service. Many of these people so occupied are girls, some of whom are to be found in the offices of the Department of Maori Affairs, but I think a greater proportion are to be found in the offices of other Departments, notably, the Post and Telegraph Department. I think it would be safe to say that in nearly every Department in the city one may find some Maoris at work. If we also consider people of part-Maori blood who have a closer identification with the pakeha, we then find some girls with highly Below: One of the many housewives in the Wellington district who are settled with a comfortable home of her own is Mrs Charlotte Solomon of Porirua.(PHOTO: JOHN FUN)