Miss Wallscott presents the Te Puea trophy to representatives of Rotorua District Council. Maori Women's Welfare League Conference at Tauranga Mr N. P. K. Puriri challenges the delegates to prepare for the future. Tauranga turned on delightful weather for the annual Maori Women's Welfare League Conference held there from 10–13 July. Delegates from all over the country were so impressed with the weather that one South Islander declared that as soon as she arrived home she would ‘sell up’ and then ‘shift up here’. The warmth of the welcome from the local people, led by Mr Haare Piahana, and shown first at the welcoming dinner at Hairini Pa, set the tone for the whole conference. During the opening ceremony at the Town Hall, speeches were made by the Mayors of Tauranga and Mt Maunganui, Mr N. Kirk, Leader of the Opposition. Sir Walter Nash, Mr M. Rata, Mrs I. Ratana, Mrs W. Tirikatene-Sullivan and Mr G. A. Walsh, who opened the Conference on behalf of the Minister of Maori Affairs, Mr J. R. Hanan, and added his own welcome as M.P. for Tauranga. The president, Mrs Ruiha Sage gave her presidential address on Tuesday morning, reporting on her tours, meetings attended, and the proposed revision of the League's constitution. Mr Charles Bennett, Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs, spoke in the afternoon.