Davis of Otaramarae. Place-getters were: dairy, Mr T. Haeta second, Mr J. Nelson third: sheep and cattle, Mr J. Tahuri second, Mr D. Royal third. Among those present was the Hon. R. Boord. Kawiu: A deadlock of long standing was ended when a development plan for the Lake Horo-whenua Domain was signed by Maori and European representatives at Kawiu Pa on May 10. In fact, the occasion was a joyful and colourful one, which should lead to harmonious progress in the future. The bed and immediate surrounds of Lake Horowhenua had always been Maori property, while the Domain Board controlled boating on the lake and owned a small piece of land. The agreement reached at the hui will lead to the full development of this recreation area, with lawns, a skating rink, a miniature pa and similar features, by Maori owners and the Domain Board jointly. Among the many visitors were the Rt. Hon. W. Nash, the Hon. E. T. Tirikatene, Mrs I. Ratana, M.P., Mr J. J. Maher, M.P. Chairman of the ceremony was Mr T. W. Ranginui. Paeroa: The Prime Minister, together with Mrs I. Ratana, M.P., was also a guest at the Pai-o-Hauraki marae at Paeroa on May 23, where he met the people and heard their views about the long-standing claim concerning the Hauraki gold fields. The first petition alleging injustice in the Crown's purchase of mining rights in these gold-fields from 1867 to 1875 was made twenty-three years ago and the people are still anxious to have their claim settled, Mr Nash advised them to prepare a fresh petition. Rotorua: We end this survey of gatherings at the end of May, with a conference of the Women's Health League in Rotorua. This League is a force for social progress among Maori women in the Rotorua and Gisborne districts. The conference. which was an ordinary annual one, was attended by two Ministers of the Crown, the Hon. Miss M. Howard and the Hon. R. Boord. Shortly after this hui, Parliament began to sit and the deluge of Maori gatherings began to slow down, leaving many people satisfied and some exhausted. The Arowhenua Maori School at Temuka in South Canterbury has, for many years, been the only Maori school in the South Island. With the full agreement of the local community it has now been decided that, as from the beginning of next school year, the Arowhenua School should pass into the control of the Canterbury Education Board and become a part of the public primary school system of Canterbury.

NEWS IN BRIEF A novel feature of the dining hall built recently at Waiohau (near Tekoteko) is a clinic—a side room next to the stage. Here the local doctor, Dr L. E. Spencer of Kawerau, makes regular visits to meet his Waiohau patients. The idea is an excellent one and well worth consideration in the planning of future community halls in isolated districts. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ The Wai Ohorere Rugby Club, formed recently, has been granted affiliation to the West Coast Rugby Union. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ At the Whangara Hui Topu last January, old girls of Hukarere College met the principal, Miss Hunter, to form a Hukarere Old Girls' Association. This was done and the following committee elected: President, Mrs S. Kaa; Vice-presidents. Mrs M. Tureia, Gisborne and Mrs H. Ngarimu, Ruatoria; Secretary, Mrs L. Robin, Hastings; Treasurer, Mrs E. Tawhiwhirangi, Ruatoria; Members, Mrs H. Nepia, Tikitiki, Mrs T. Green, Rotorua, Mrs R. Rewa, Nth. Auckland, Mrs R. Baker, Waikato, Mrs B. Collier, Tokomaru Bay and Mrs M. Davies, Taneatua. The Association decided to raise money for a scholarship tenable at Hukarere by a girl from any part of New Zealand, to be known as the Pilsen scholarship. The building of the swimming baths for Hukarere was also discussed, but no further money is being raised until final estimates are known. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ Mr W. F. Porter, the new Maori Land Court Judge in the Tokerau district, comes from Wairoa where as a solicitor, he was a vice-president of the Wairoa Rotary Club and the force behind the building of a new home for the Wairoa Old Folks' Association. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ Pukehina Maori School will not be transferred to Board control, in spite of a majority vote in favour of the change. The Senior Inspector of Maori Schools, Mr K. Robertson has advised the headmaster, Mr T. Reweti, that “in view of the division of opinion I feel that we have not a mandate to effect any changes and it is not proposed to proceed further in the meantime.”