boy, Mr McIntosh saw Te Kooti. “He looked a venerable old gentleman, and had a bodyguard of four,” Mr McIntosh later recalled. Mr McIntosh's long military career started in 1895 when he joined the Victoria Rifles, a company formed in 1855, which is the oldest volunteer rifle corps in the British Commonwealth. He also served in Wellington with the Zealandia Rifles, another volunteer unit. On returning to Auckland, he rejoined the Victoria Rifles where he gained the rank of colour sergeant. He was later transferred to the Gordon Rifles and resigned in 1902. He rejoined the permanent staff of the New Zealand military forces early in 1914 and was stationed in the North Auckland district as sub-area sergeant-major, controlling the largest area in New Zealand. He went to France with the N.Z.E.F. in 1917 and returned to New Zealand in 1919. He did not go into service again till the outbreak of World War II, when he was stationed in Rotorua as sub-area sergeant-major in charge. Mr McIntosh, a boat builder in Whangarei between the wars, took over a joinery firm in Opotiki on his return from World War II, and later went to Tauranga, where he resumed boat-building. Mr McIntosh was a strong supporter of the Returned Serviceman's Association and held every office except that of president in both the Tauranga and Opotiki branches. He was elected a life member of the Western Bay of Plenty association in 1938. He leaves a daughter, Mrs F. Hamilton, and a son, Mr N. McIntosh.

Mr G. H. Mana Mr George Howard (Uweroa) Mana, Omokoroa, has died as the result of a street accident at Manurewa. He was 58. He was born at Maungatautari Pa, Cambridge, and attended the Maungatautari No. 1 School, and later the Otumoetai School when his parents came to live in the district. When he left school he worked at farming and was employed for 14 years by the three brothers Messrs Gordon, George and Frank Vosper in the Cambridge district. He married Miss Tuhikorae Puturangi and they set up house on the farm. Later they moved to Tokoroa where they were share-milkers. At the end of the contract they returned to Cambridge and Mr Mana began employment with the Ministry of Works at Karapiro. After some time he was transferred to Mangakino and finally to Tauranga in 1952. He left the M.O.W. and worked for some time on forestry work at Tokoroa and Reporoa and then started his own lawn mowing business in the Tauranga district. He was an elder of the Koroki-Kahukura tribe. He is survived by his wife, nine children and 14 grandchildren.

Mrs T. Tawera The townspeople of Ruatoki are mourning the recent death of Mrs Taumau Tawera—a woman well respected for the work she did in her lifetime for the Maori people of the district. Mrs Tawera died in the Whakatane Hospital, and a tangi was held in her honour at Owhakatoro—attended by residents and pupils of both local schools. The Tawera School is named after Mrs Tawera's family, who donated the land on which it stands. Across the road is the Taumau Hostel for teachers — built on land donated by Mrs Tawera herself. A resident of Ruatoki said that Mrs Tawera was a ‘real fighter’ for the rights of the Ruatoki people, and that her death was a heavy blow to the community, as there was no-one to replace her.

Mr W. Te P. Kipa One of the first Maoris in New Zealand to be a top racing cyclist, Mr William Skipper (Wiremu Te Puke Kipa) died in New Plymouth recently. He was 82. Born in New Plymouth, Mr Skipper was educated at the Fitzroy Primary School. He was a member of the Star Rugby Football Club and at the turn of the century was a regular competitor and the now defunct Star Athletic and Cycling Club meetings. Before he left New Plymouth to live in Wellington he won a lot of cycle races on road and track. He leaves a daughter, Mrs Eno Owens, Waiwatu.