i te waru o nga haora ka tangi te heihei whakamoe, tangi, tangi, tae noa kia hoha tetahi tangata momona. I tona putanga ki waho, ka kite a Manuka, a waiwai ana tona mangai i te momona o taua tangata. I te wa o tona waha e puare ana, ka kite atu te tangata ra i te kanapa o nga niho. Ka aua, e, kua whakaekea to ratou pa. Ka karanga a Manuka: “Patupatua, kainga,” Ka timata hoki taua whawhai tae noa kia ao. Te tino kaha hoki o Manua me ana tangata, tata rawa ana hoki te iwi o Panguru ki te matemate, engari whawhai tonu, whawhai tonu. Ka mohio a Manuka, kua mate haere ana tangata. Ka karanga: “Kia kaha, kia kaha.” Engari e kore e taea te pehea, mate haere ana kotahi i te wa. Ka karanga a Manuka: “E kore koutou e kaha i tenei iwi? Taurekareka ma, kia kaha. E toku iwi, me penei ka mate ai i a koutou, whakaronga mai! KOWHITIA NGA KARU!” Na reira, e hoa ma, kua mohio koutou ki te take i karangatia ai tenei wahi ko Kowhitikaru. Na, tenei hoki te karangatanga mo te tango kanohi i nga wa o mua: kowhiti karu. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ Mr K. Porima, of Kawhia, was awarded the ‘Corbett axe’ as most outstanding pupil to graduate as a woodsman last year. Woodsman's certificates are gained after four years of successful training by the New Zealand Forest Service.

SIR PETER BUCK MEMORIAL SCHEME FUNDS Nearly three years ago a Committee was formed to raise funds for perpetuating the memory of the late Sir Peter Buck. With the help of many Maori Organisations a tomb was erected near Urenui where Sir Peter's ashes were placed. A sum of money was set aside to maintain the Memorial for all time. In addition the Committee intended to create a further Memorial in the form of educational grants to be made from year to year. The aim was to raise £2000, but so far only £1126 has come to hand. It is hoped to put the Buck memorial scheme into operation next year. The income from £2000 will be applied as follows: The purchase of books annually for Te Aute College at a cost of £25/10/-, the collection to be known as the Sir Peter Buck Memorial Library; a gold medal to be presented each year to the dux of Te Aute, and similar medals to be awarded annually to the dux of the Urenui Primary School and the dux of the Waitara District High School. In addition the sum of £33 will be set aside annually for a bursary in Sir Peter's name for a student enrolled in the class of anthropology III, at any New Zealand university where the subject is taught.

Midshipmen… Each year the Royal New Zealand Navy selects o number young New Zealanders for training as officer codets. CADET-MIDSHIPMEN: Open to boys aged between 14 1£2 a 15 1£2 on 1st January of the year in which they apply. Qualifications: Applicants must pass a Naval medical test a compete in an educational examination which has the same sylabus as School Certificate and includes mathematics. Success candidates enter the Royal Australian Naval College in Janu of the year following acceptance. After 3 years there they s for the United Kingdom for further training and courses Lieutenant. Applications close: 1st July each year. SPECIAL ENTRY: Open to boys who are between 17 years 3 months and 18 years 7 months on the date applications close. For the November Entry only the upper age limited is 18 years 6 months. Qualifications: After a Naval medical test applicants sit a competitive examination with a syllabus of University Entrance standard and including mathematics and physics. If successful they enter the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, England, and spend approximately 3 years in the United Kingdom undergoing special training at seo and ashore. Applications close: three times a year for Special Entry Scheme—on 1st April, August, November. Full details and application forms for both methods of entry may be obtained from Naval Recruiting Officers at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.