lard, and when the titi are packed into the tins they are covered over with the oil in which they were cooked. The titi preserved in this manner make very luscious and delicious eating. I would like to finish with a few hints on how to prepare the titi for the table.

Recipe for Titi Wash several titi in hot water, then place in a pot and cover with water. Bring to the boil, empty water, add fresh water and bring to the boil again. Repeat once more, then boil from 1 ½ to two hours. Remove the titi and place them on an oven griller with a dish under the griller to catch the oil drips. Cook until the titi are nice and crisp. The Maori people like the titi boiled with puha (rauriki). E hoa ma kapai te kai titi me te puha. Good luck and good eating the next time you have a meal of mutton-bird.

P.T.—analysis of I suppose you might say he was dumb he looks it often he acts it but he knows which side the sun rises and sets (I wish I knew which side to get out of bed in the morning to comb my black hair or prop open my eyes) yet after all he isn't that dumb (you would say he was dumb not really simple) perhaps simple … but this simple man told me that wars were no good that we who moan merely of lost jobs should thank God or someone that we have no wars. John Barrett (‘P.T.’ is a relative of the author)

Ancient Tiki Returnedat Coronation Celebrations The highlight of this year's coronation celebrations at Turangawaewae, Ngaruawahia, was the return, on 26 May, the final day of the hui, of an ancient tiki to the Arikinui. It was brought by Mr J. F. Henning, Ambassador of the United States of America, on behalf of a retired United States Admiral, Stanley D. Jupp of Charleston, South Carolina. During World War II, as a Commodore, he was commanding officer of the U.S. Navy base at Auckland. Princess Te Puea's diary shows that Commodore Jupp paid a final visit to Turangawaewae on the afternoon of Sunday, 9 July 1944. Many of the elders of Waikato, some Pakeha friends of Princess Te Puea and the guests of honour were entertained to tea by King Koroki and Queen Te Atairangikaahu, parents of the present Queen. The only elder alive today who was present then is Mr Hori Paki, now 103 years old. Following afternoon tea, Commodore