tween the two races was very limited. This is no longer true because Maoris are no longer confined to the gardens for accommodation, and consequently their choice of occupation has been extended considerably. Credit for this change must go to the housing scheme of the Maori Affairs Department. Over sixty Maori families live in good homes in residential areas of the borough, and the vicious circle has been broken. Contact on a wider and more informal basis is now possible; though a certain carry-over from the past persists, it gives every appearance of breaking down gradually. On the whole, Maoris have responded to their more fortunate circumstances very well and this is matched by an equally encouraging response from Pakehas. There have been some disappointments on both sides, but this really underlines the overall success of the scheme.

European Attitude It is unfortunate that Europeans tend to accept their Maori neighbours in terms of their own values and attitudes, and therefore miss the peculiar quality of Maori values which have their own virtues. One imagines this type of integration as being a two-way affair but to date the effort has come entirely from the Maoris. A case in point is the tangi. There are no facilities in the town for the holding of tangis, and the people have resorted to holding them in their private homes. Instead of appreciating the difficulties of the bereaved relatives, and recognising the virtues of the tangi, Europeans generally complain of the nuisance they cause. I attended many tangis in Pukekohe but only rarely did I see other Europeans present.

‘Equality’ Not Enough This is a comment on the peculiar nature of the relations between the races in New Zealand, and can perhaps be traced back to the school. New Zealanders are brought up to the ideal of equality, but the special feature of equality is that it applies at the individual level, and is incapable of reconciling cultural differences. No differences are made between Maoris and Pakehas at school, which aims to fit the pupils into the European life of the community, when Maoris reject Pakeha values in preference to their own, (‘going back to the pa’) they are regarded by Europeans as having failed the test of equality. Nevertheless the emphasis nowadays is on common interests and co-operation in joint enterprises, instead of on the differences dividing the people. One interesting thing about this is that it has come from the top, from prominent Pakehas and Maoris, rather than a movement from the bottom to the top. In other words, co-operation is not being established nearly so readily between householders and neighbours. This is why the town can boast a Maori borough councillor despite the rather feeble communication at the individual level. Maori leaders have lost little time grasping the opportunities that have come their way, and such positive action is now paying dividends. I was present when the Mayor, Mr S. C. Childs, sought the co-operation of Maoris in the borough Jubilee Queen Carnival last year. The Maoris responded by sponsoring their own Queen, and raised over £1,800 to take second place in the four-cornered contest. These results were very gratifying to all concerned. The Pakeha response was quick and equally effective, in assisting the tribal committee to organise an Education Foundation appeal. Behind these developments, and in a way When Miss Rene Tuhi won second place in the Pukekohe Queen Carnival last year, it was one of the signs of a new understanding between the races which is developing in Pukekohe.