ugly face: “We probably do this job because nobody else would want to.” Even in work where his pre-eminence is recognised, the Maori retains a suspicion that he is less equal than others. One guess at the origin of this attitude is as good as another—possibly it dates back to his military defeat at pakeha hands—but it persists in too many individuals not to affect their morale as a group. A cure might be found in time, with the increasing political and economic influence which is bound to come for the Maori people. It may be the answer which one of the drivers gave in summing up his reasons for riding the big machines—“Power—that's the important thing—power in your hands.”

HE MANA KEI TE RINGA TANGATA na A. S. FRY Bill Henderson, from Te Araroa, uses a powerful chain saw to fell a rimu tree at Te Whaiti. (N.Z. Forest Service Photo) KO ETAHI INGOA rongonui kei Te Ao Maori i enei ra ko Te “Vickers”, ko Te “Caterpillar”, ko Te “Euclid”, a ko Te “International”; ko nga ingoa enei o nga mihini mahi rori, mahi aha ake a Te Pakeha. Na Te Honore Semple i ona ra i mau mai enei mihini ki Niu Tireni, a tere tonu te rere a te Maori ko ratou hei kaiarahi ara hei taraiwa mo aua nanakia, a mai i taua wa ki naianei ko nga Maori nga toa ki te whakarere “Bulldozer”. Haere ki whea wahi o Niu Tireni ka kitea te Maori e whakarere “Bulldozer” ana a kaingakau ana tera ratou ki tera tu mahi. Kei runga noa atu te kaingakau o nga rangatira Pakeha ki te Maori mo tenei tu mahi tena i tona kaingakau ki te Pakeha, he maia he toa no te Maori, inahoki ko te korero a tetahi tangata no Amerika mai, tetahi o nga tumuaki tonu o nga tangata nana tera momo bulldozer te Caterpillar i hanga, ko te Maori te tino tangata o Te Ao katoa mo te whakamahi bulldozer. Ko te whakaaro ia o nga ra kua taha ko ta te Maori tino mahi ko te mahi ahuwhenua, rokohanga ko Te Ao o te mihini ka rangirua nga whakaaro. Ko te korero hoki a tetahi Pakeha a John Gorst i ana korero mo Te Kingi Maori, “Kaore o te Maori kaingakautanga mo te whenua i runga i te penei na he oneone, kaore ko tona whakaaro ke kei te nui o te whenua te mana o te tangata a i te mea i taua wa kaore e taea te hoko te whenua, ko ia ra te putake nui o ana whawhai.” Waihoki ko te whakaaro pea o te tangata e whakangau ana i te mihini ki te oneone “E, ka mutu te tangata kaha i au.” Ko ta tetahi Pakeha whakamarama, ko te Pakeha nei te rangatira o te mahi bulldozer e penei ana “Ko te whakaaro o nga Maori nei kua oti to ratou na whenua te takakino e te Pakeha na reira hei aha atu”. I waho o te Tari o taua Pakeha e mahi ana nga mihini e whakaraorao ana i inga maunga. Na te ua ka mutu te mahi a nga tangata whakarere o nga mihini ka takinohonoho nga Maori ka timata ki te korero ka mea ko tetahi “Kua 15 tau au e whakarere mihini ana. I Taupo au e whakawatea rakau ana ma te bulldozer hei whakatupato mo te ahi ka hoha au i taku mihini he porori rawa ka haere au ki te rapa i tetahi mea tere ake. Kua kitea e au te mea tere ake engari kaore he kaha. Ka uru te whakaaro ki te Maori he pirangi tona ki te ako i tetahi mahi kaore e roa kua mau i a ia taua mahi. He