us with warmth, tinged with reproach. “Why didn't you let me know you were coming?” she asked. Mrs Stephens invited us in to her pleasant, open-style house, showed us the miniatures and certificates from her 1954 victory, asked her daughter to put on the kettle and settled down to talk to us. Mrs Stephens and her sister are members of the Ngati Tura sub-tribe, affiliated to the Ngapuhi on her father's side. She is a member of the Tribal Committee and with her husband, gave the land for the marae close by, Tiki te Aroha, from which we had seen the panoramic view of her farm. She is a member of the Ratana Church, and gives much of her free time to it. The farm, she told us. has been in her family's hands for three generations, originally owned by eight members, now by her and her sister. Mrs Stephens is proud of the association of the Ahuwhenua Trophy with Lord Bledisloe, and felt that here was recognition of her people from overseas, which made her very happy. We left after an excellent morning tea, prepared by her daughter, wishing her and her trim productive farm every success in the future. Presentation of trophy reported on page 64

ISLAND GIRLS STUDY IN NEW ZEALAND Three secondary school girls from the New Hebrides are attending the Turakina Maori Girls' College, 24 miles from Wanganui, on a scholarship scheme. The girls, Margaret Kalmar, Agnes Kaltong and Lucy Morris, are the first New Hebridean girls to have the opportunity of studying overseas. The scholarships were awarded by the British Administration in the New Hebrides for their work in the Onesua High School.

NEW P.R.O. APPOINTMENT The appointment of Mr Michael Ropata of Wellington to be Public Relations Officer, New Plymouth, was announced recently. Thirty years old, Mr Ropata has been Public Relations Officer to the P. (New Zealand) Oil Co. Ltd. for about a year. Before that, he served ten years in the Department of Lands and Survey and was engaged in all phases of land development work. A married man with four children, Mr Ropata has spent most of his life in Wellington. He was born at Otaki. He is a member of the Jaycee organisation, the Academy of Fine Arts, and Heritage. He was well-known as a Rugby player and tennis player. Mr Ropata took up his duties last month. Mihi Stephens John Ashton, photo