Murphy has lived all his life in Murupara and has a long record of service to the community. He has played a part in the administration of the town from its first development, and was previously a borough councillor. Among the posts he has held are those of secretary of the Murupara R.S.A., president of the Tawhiuau School P.T.A., vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the Fire Authority and the Businessmen's Association. He is chairman of the council's library committee, a member of the Bay of Plenty Hospital Board, a trustee of the Ngati Hui Marae Committee, and a member of the Rangitahi College Board of Governors. As well as all this, Percy Murphy still finds time to attend the night classes at Rangitahi College at which Maori adults are studying for the school certificate examination. Members of the college staff describe Mr Murphy as ‘our top supporter, and a really hard photo by The Times, Hamilton worker. He's an inspiration to the others.' In Kawerau the Board of Commissioners has unanimously elected a Maori woman, Mrs Monica Lanham, to the position of deputy mayor. Mrs Lanham, a member of the well-known Savage family, has lived for most of her life in the district. For several years a member of the Kawerau Board of Commissioners, she has done much for the welfare of the community. In the last few years a steadily increasing number of Maoris have been elected to positions as borough and city councillors. This year more than ever were elected, several of them in districts which previously had never had a Maori councillor. In the photograph below, the chancellor of Waikato University, Dr Denis Rogers, receives the gift of £1000, a donation presented to the