and almost blind for the last few months, Mr Lewis was still at work until quite recently. He is survived by his widow and 14 children. The funeral services at Ohope and the Whakatane Hill Cemetery were conducted by the Rt. Rev. J. G. Daughton, assisted by other ministers of the mission.

Mr. Matekino Punoke. The death occurred recently of Mr Matekino Punoke, of Waotu Road, Putaruru. Mr Punoke, who was in his 98th year, was chief of the Ngati Punoke tribe. He was a member of several tribal committees, including the Whakaarati-maiti committee, Mr Punoke, who was a fine orator and leader, farmed a property at the Waotu. Road. A tangi was attended by many people from over a wide area.

Mr Tamahana Naere Mr Tamahana ‘Tommy’ Naera, Whakarewarewa, an authority on Maori art and culture and an elder of the Tuhorangi and Ngati-Whakaue subtribes, died in Rotorua recently. Aged 64, he had been in ill-health for some time. He was regarded as one of the best carvers in the Arawa district and his works are in many meeting houses. In his later years, Mr Naera was engaged mainly in work for the Maori pepole and the Te Ngae Anglican Parish. He was also interested in the welfare of Maori ex-servicemen. Mr Naera is survived by his wife.

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Mrs Hape Chase The death has occurred at Taumarunui of Rangiwhio Katarina (Mrs Hape Chase) at the age of 89 years. She was the daughter of Mr Alexander Bell, the first white man to settle permanently in Taumarunui. Mr Bell, a member of the Armed Constabulary, an Englishman who had formerly been a sailor, married Katarina Te Waihanea, daughter of Te Awhiut, a high-ranking Taumarunui Maori, at Wairoa. Their first child was Rangiwhio Katarina. The couple and their daughter, aged two, in 1874 trekked all the way from Wairoa to Taumarunui. The daughter later married Mr Hape Chase, one of the best-known ‘skippers with Hatrick and Company's fleet of Wanganui river-boats which plied between Taumarunui and Wanganui till the service cased in 1928. Mrs Chase is surveived by two sons, William and Paerata.

Archdeacon Tipene Archdeacon te Rata Pakihau Tipene, the first Maori archdeacon in New Zealand, has died aged 55. He studied at St John's Anglican Theological College, Auckland, and wa ordained deacon in 1931 and priest the follwing year. he served as curate at Kamo (1931–32), Kaikohe (1932–34), Peria (1934–45), Whangarei (1945–51), and Northern Wairoa (1951–53), working specially among Maoris. He was appointed vicar of Kawakawa in 1953, a position from which he resigned earlier this year because of his ill health. Also in1953 he was meade a canon of St Mary's Cathedral, Auckland. He became Archdacon of Waimate in 1957, a position he retained until his death.

Mr Tane Clarke The death has occurred of Mr Tane Clarke, of Ngawha. In his 74th year, Mr Clarke was in his younger days a prominent footballer, being a star player in the Ohaeawai an dBay of Islands XVs. He also represented North Auckland. He was bonr at Nagwha and spent most of his life on the family farm. He was a foundation member of the St Michael's Anglican Church Committee, was for many years chairman of the Ohaeawai Maori School Committee, and served for a number of years on the Ngawha Hall Committee. He is survived by his wife, 12 children, and 37 grandchildren.