Photographed at the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, Australia, with a fellow student are Officers Cadets Edward Manuera (right) and W. R. K. Wilson. Both these young Maoris have graduated as 2nd Lieutenants since this photo was taken. cently from the Officer Cadet School at Portsea, near Melbourne, Australia. In so doing they point the way for others of our people with the necessary educational and personal qualities. In the class of 43 which graduated in June 1962, 2nd Lieutenant A. R. Kiwi of Raurimu was second and 2nd Lieutenant T. K. Tapuke of New Plymouth was sixth. 2nd Lieutenant Kiwi is a graduate of the Regular Force Cadet School and served for a year in Malaya before attending Portsea. 2nd Lieutenant Tapuke, who has been posted to the Royal New Zealand Engineers, was a school teacher before joining the Regular Army. 2nd Lieutenant Edward Manuera commanded the passing out parade at the December 1962 graduation from Portsea. He also received the Australian Military Board prize for exemplary conduct and performance of duties. Other Maoris who graduated in the same year were 2nd Lieutenants P. S. Sullivan from Auckland, J. Walker from Taranaki, and W. R. K. Wilson of Wairoa. 2nd Lieutenant Wilson, who won the skill-at-arms prize at Portsea, served in Malaya from 1959 to 1961. In 1963 2nd Lieutenant J. Brown, who comes from Waimana in the Bay of Plenty, also graduated from Portsea, gaining 4th place in a class of 80.

Officers at Present in Malaya The padre and four of the officers with the battalion at present in Malaya are Maoris. The padre, Captain Whakahuihui Vercoe will be well-known to many readers. Two of the officers are brothers—Captain J. P. and 2nd Lieutenant T. D. Brosnahan. The others are 2nd Lieutenant N. A. Kotua of Nelson, and 2nd Lieutenant A. R. Kiwi of Raurimu. General Thornton's present aide-de-camp is a Duntroon Maori graduate, Lieutenant T. D. MacFarlane. Minimum educational qualification for officers is School Certificate, or in the case of Duntroon, University Entrance. After passing a Regular Officer Selection Board they are selected to carry out either the one year course at Portsea, the four year course at the Royal Military College of Duntroon (Australia), or the two year course at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. Cadets from Portsea and Sandhurst in the United Kingdom graduate as 2nd Lieutenants and those from Duntroon as Lieutenants. Applications for cadetships are accepted not only from serving members of the forces but also from men in civilian occupations and boys finishing school. Although several Maoris are currently carrying out officer training, the over-all number in the Army is still small. For young Maoris who can meet the exacting standards, the Army offers a worthwhile career of service. These three Maori soldiers swept the board in the 100 metres backstroke event during the recent Commonwealth Army swimming championships in Malaya. Here Lance Corporal N. Armstrong (New Plymouth) congratulates the winner, Private E. A. Morrison (Rotorua). Looking on are, from left, Privates D. K. P. Kingi (Carterton) who was second and P. Tau (Christchurch) who was third.