Mrs Okeroa Te Turi Mrs Okeroa Te Turi, thought to be 100 years old and possibly the oldest woman in the King Country, died at Taumarunui Hospital recently. Mrs Te Turi was born at Kakariki, near Marton, and went to Taumarunui with her parents and a sister when she was 12 or 13 years old. They walked from Kakariki viá Wanganui, at times using the river canoes, to reach Taumarunui. She is survived by her husband and a grown-up adopted family.

Mrs M. Romana Mrs Miriana Romana of Ohinemutu died on 2 March, aged 84. Mrs Romana was a woman of high standing in her sub-tribe of Ngati Whakaue and was well known throughout the Arawa and Matatua canoe areas. For many years she lived on Matakana Island, where her husband was a farmer. After his death, she returned to her ancestral home at Ohinemutu where she was an authority on Maori lore and waiata Maori. She was a leader and teacher of all aspects of Maoritanga. The tangi was held at Tunohopu meeting house, Ohinemutu.

Dr E. P. ELLISON Continued from page 49 It is about four years now since Dr and Mrs Ellison left Manaia, where the doctor has had his private practice, to live in retirement at Puketapu, Napier. Of the doctor's second marriage, there were six children, four sons and two daughters. Boyd, the oldest son, who married some six years ago, works in a Government Department in Wellington and is a part time student at Victoria University, hoping to graduate soon in commerce. The third son, Thomas, followed his father's footsteps and in 1962 graduated in medicine at Otago University. He is stationed at Te Puia Hospital. Daniel, the youngest son and the ‘baby’ of the Ellison family, has also made his work in the scholastic field, having gained the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science. However, he intends to further his studies in law. It is two years since I last saw Dr and Mrs Ellison. They both may have aged in years, but not in spirit nor in stature. I have met many people during my brief ministry, but I have never met a more charming, hospitable and humble couple than the Ellisons. They made their mark; they have made their contribution to the Maori people, the country, the Commonwealth as well as the Church. In 1938 Dr Ellison was made an O.B.E. Some twenty years later he refused a much higher honour, as he felt that he was not the man fit enough to receive such a high honour. This is but typical of this humble servant of God, of Queen and of Country—Dr Edward Pohau Ellison, the sole survivor of the famous Young Maori Party. Tena korua! Kia tohungia korua e te Rungarawa.

GOOD CALF-REARING— Continued from page 59 of winter. The aim should be to have continued growth without feeding them so heavily that they become fat. When yearlings become fat there is difficulty in getting heifers in calf.

In-calf Heifer One of the most common faults is the wintering of in-calf heifers with the mature dairy herd, particularly when available feed is limited, and having the heifers competing with the cows for the feed. Well grown heifers often slip back badly in condition under this management and it is wise to draft out springers and winter them separately. To summarise, I would emphasise the importance of good rearing from an early age, combining cleanliness and correct bucket feeding with rotational grazing. Calves must have the pick of the pastures, not be confined for weeks in a dirty worm-ridden calf paddock from which so many ills, deaths and pitiful looking calves originate. Far too little attention is given to calves and it is felt that it is more good luck than good management that calves on many farms ever reach the producing age.

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