was also New Zealand Maori champion. His career as top man for Ngatira for several seasons made him one of the most difficult men to beat on hard courts. At the last New Zealand championships held in Auckland, Mr John Waititi won the trophy for the best umpire during the whole tournament, his delivery of calls and demeanour being impeccable. There are several Maori players with various clubs in Auckland and all play good games and are able to give good accounts of themselves. Economically, it could be said that tennis is within the scope of the normal income; this is probably one reason why it is so popular. Golf, unlike tennis, is economically difficult for many Maoris. Club enrolment fees, annual subscriptions, equipment and transport are rather prohibitive as far as the average income is concerned. However, Auckland has two New Zealand champions. Mr Godfrey, a young man of Maori descent, at the age of 17 has annexed the amateur crown of New Zealand. His feat is without parallel in New Zealand golf history. Starting as a young caddy at Titirangi, he has progressed through the caddies championships to his New Zealand title. Here is a lad with a natural rhythm and balance who only needs more intensive competition to perhaps one day be New Zealand's first Maori to play in the world amateur

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championships. Mr Chapman, the present Maori champion, plays for Akarana, an old established club in Auckland. Golf as a game is gradually taking hold of the Maori in Auckland, however. At the municipal links at Chamberlain Park one may often see Maoris doing a round.

SWIMMING As a recreation, it is very popular, but competitively Auckland has seen very few Maoris. Miss Moana Manley, now Mrs Whaanga, was our most notable exponent. Holding several Auckland records, later broken by Miss Gould, Miss Manley was a picture of grace and beauty as she glided effortlessly through the water. As a backstroke swimmer, Moana justly ranks with New Zealand's best. Many were her doughty battles with Olympian Jean Stewart. Miss Manley was a New Zealand junior champion and intermediate champion. She was also selected in an Auckland team that went to Australia, where she won in New South Wales. Another of Auckland's better known swimmers was Mr Jock Taua, who won the D. M. and L. Wallace Cup for the Auckland 3½ mile championship open harbour swim. A powerful swimmer with splendid stroking, he competed in numerous long distance races with success against swimmers of the calibre of P. Mathieson, a New Zealand champion, and R. Buchanan, another champion. His most exciting experience was when he ran aground and had to walk home, which took much longer than swimming. He captained his club at water polo when they achieved championship honours.

ATHLETICS Auckland has had only one athlete of note in recent years, a young man from North Auckland, Mr D. Walters, who won a New Zealand junior hop, step and jump title. Athletics is a sport in which Maoris should be able to compete with some measure of success. Their fleetness of foot, strength and physique in general should enable them to excel themselves. It is only while at schools, where incentive exists and discipline is present, that Maoris occupy themselves with athletics. Once they leave school they very seldom join up local clubs so a high potential is lost. So perhaps if anyone reading this could organise this sphere of activity in Auckland they would earn the gratitude of both Maori and pakeha, for who knows there may be an Olympic champion there.

SPORTING ORGANIZATIONS Perhaps the most successful of the sporting organisations formed in Auckland after the war was the Akarana Maori Sports Association. Formed in 1947 under the able chairmanship of Mr Monty Graham, the association catered for