cil can help is amongst parents. The Council hopes to be able to work with the Maori Education Foundation and the Maori Women's Welfare League in a joint programme that will focus attention on the part that the community plays in educating its young people.

Many Remits The Council had over fifty remits to deal with when it met in Wellington. They included subjects such as the overloading of school buses, many different land matters, the conservation of shell fish, built-in furniture for new homes, Maori radio and TV programmes and many others. These remits come from Maori Committees and Executives through the eight District Councils. If the remits are accepted they have the backing of the whole Council when they are passed on to the Government or to other authorities.

Assistance in Northland As well as providing a way for the people to put their views to the Government, the Council also can help Government Departments when they have matters to put before the people. At the last meeting, for instance, the Department of Industries and Commerce sent a representative to talk about the Regional Survey of Northland which will soon be started. This is a survey that could lead to substantial improvements in farming and to new industries being established in Northland. The Tokerau District Council has invited the Department to its next meeting and officers of the Department hope to get the views of all the people of the district in the course of the next few months. The Council is naturally anxious to help anything that may lead to more jobs being available and better opportunities for Maori farming.

Boy Scouts and Girl Guides The Council has also been addressed by the Chief Executive Commissioner of the Boy Scouts. Both the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides would like to have more Maoris in their ranks and they have invited our District Councils to make contact with the local Scouts and Guides organisations.

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