without the dynamics of relationship within these structures. Although it could have been expected as a major theme of the conference, one could certainly have hoped that the chapter on education would have contained some comment upon communication. It seems, perhaps, a little unfair to select R. L. Bradly's otherwise excellent and at times amusing chapter for special comment but he mentions a hundred and twenty-five years of teaching which, apparently, has failed to master the techniques of teaching Maori children fluent English. One could perhaps not unreasonably ask for some comment on how teachers communicated with pupils in subjects other than English if they had no firm linguistic basis for such communication. Naturally in these comments on communication I am not concerned only with verbal communication between individuals but also with the problem presented by communities and individuals communicating with administrators, whether the process of communication be verbal or nonverbal. Another omission which I found intriguing was any detailed examination of the functioning of Maori associations, district councils and the New Zealand Maori Council. Here at least is an administrative structure, particularly designed for a multi-racial society, and presumably part of the process by which the Maori people communicate their needs and reactions to Pakeha administrators. As he is part of the administrative chain and therefore may find it difficult to examine the Council and its works objectively, this should not perhaps have been the task of the Secretary for Maori Affairs but it seems particularly unfortunate that a student of public administration was not asked to comment upon this administrative process which has emerged solely from the multi-racial characteristics of our society. In so far as the Council is referred to, it appears in an appendix and as part of L. G. Anderson's chapter in which he uses the function of the New Zealand Maori Council to describe the nature of Maori welfare officers' work. I found L. G. Anderson's chapter, Welfare Requirements in a Multi-racial Society, a particularly satisfying one. He expresses himself both as a man, as an administrator and as a professional social worker in a way which, for me, helps to clarify the nature of welfare administration in a multiracial society. He is able to cut through some of the faulty thinking in race relations when he expresses regret that Maori adoptions were removed from the Maori Land Court; he is also able to state clearly the way in which a comprehensive department of social welfare could serve a multiracial society more effectively than an exclusively departmental organisation. He also is apparently responsible for encouraging other welfare departments, notably Social Security, Justice, Child Welfare and Maori Affairs to supply an outline of their services and some comments on problems of cross-cultural social work as appendices. There are many minor points which could bear examination, such as, are administrators selected for being free of race prejudice? How can one train prejudice out of an administrator? Is it inevitable that even speakers of this calibre should reflect commonly held stereotypes about minority groups? But these would be carping comments on what is otherwise an informative and enjoyable presentation which to some degree contains a dialogue between administrators and academics and which is ably introduced and edited by I. H. Kawharu.

POLYNESIA IN COLOUR by James Siers A. H. & A. W. Reed, $3.95 reviewed by E. E. Bush The production of a popular book on Polynesia by a New Zealand publishing firm, is a reminder that in our modern world, the islands of Polynesia are just around the corner, and we have as near neighbours races and nations enjoying a way of life quite different from our own, and owing loyalties to other nations. It is as well to be reminded, too, that peoples of a common stock with our own Maoris inhabit the vastness of the South Pacific region, and that from these islands the Maoris brought their culture, their language, and their way of life. Yet, though these islands of the South Seas share a common heritage, there are differences, too, that divide this ethnological