Towards a Welfare Programme Last year. Mr C. M. Bennett, D.S.O., M.A., Dip.Ed., Dip.Soc.Sc., was appointed controller of Maori welfare. His first act was to write a long statement (if fully printed here, it would occupy almost an entire issue of Te Ao hou) describing what welfare officers should do and suggesting guiding principles for tribal committees and executives and other people who give their energies to improving the Maori lot. This long statement will shortly appear in print. It is well worth a detailed review in Te ao hou, so that the general public may know what the government now thinks about social work among the Maori people. No tera tau nei ka whakaturia ko Hare Peneti hei tumaki mo te taha Toko i te ora o te Tari Maori. Ko tana mahi tuatahi tonu he tuhi i ona whakaaro ina te roa, mehemea ki te tuhia te katoa ka ki tonu tetahi putanga motuhake o Te Ao hou, mo nga mahi e tika ana ma ana apiha ara ma te katoa o te hunga kei te mahi ki te toko i te ora mo te iwi Maori. Meake nei ka puta pukapuka nga korero a Hare Peneti, ka mutu ano ta Te ao hou i tenei wa he whakataki haere i te aronga o nga whakaaro o Te Kawanatanga mo nga mahi toko i te ora mo te iwi Maori. WHAT SHOULD WE DO FIRST? Many of us who have attended Maori gatherings have become accustomed to endless discussions but usually not very conclusive, because there is such a terrible amount to do. It is surprising how many Maoris do social work in one form of another; are on a committee, run a club, or have something to do with guiding and influencing young people who need a steadying hand. The influence of all these people is considerable; the steady progress and raising of standards that we see from year to year is to a large extent due to