great friendliness, indeed loving affection, of those chiefs who gave protection to the missionaries against the belligerent acts of the other tribesmen. I refer particularly to Te Rarawa, Te Aupori, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou, Ngati Maru, and of course Ngapuhi. ‘One must be struck by the splendid memorial to my great-great-grandfather that they placed in front of the Paihia church, on which they described him as the father of the tribes, surely a wonderful compliment, showing the affectionate regard they had for him. ‘So today on this historic spot, we join in honouring two great New Zealanders; William—scholar, teacher, and Maori linguist, who with Mrs Colenso and others translated the Bible and prayer books, that were so readily sought after as quickly as they could be printed, by Maori people from far and near; and Henry—peacemaker, disciplinarian, man of action, of far-reaching influence in Maori-Pakeha relations, such that the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi became possible after 26 difficult, often heart-breaking, and perilous years of labour by the followers of Samuel Marsden in their efforts to bring peace and Christianity to New Zealand. He gave this piece of land to Ngapuhi for a camping site, since when it has been shared by all tribes who are honoured and welcomed by Ngapuhi, and today is regarded by many as a national marae. It was here that the chiefs of the time met, deliberated, and debated at length whether or not to sign the Treaty, and so it is almost as important as the Treaty House itself. ‘Now, as one family, descendants of William and Henry Williams, we present to you this bell—we return to you the bell that those two brave men rang each Sunday morning, to remind the residents of the district that it was the sacred day. Since then its ringing has echoed round the country, wherever Maoris have answered the call, and taken their families to worship. ‘We wish, by making this presentation, to show with what high esteem we regard the Maori people, and by coming to this marae to meet you, we wish to shake you by the hand in friendship, forget any shyness we may have for each other, and for our various age-groups to enjoy one another's company. Thus we can show to the rest of New Zealand that after 150 years our family and the Maori people will always respect each other, and are proud to be fellow New Zealanders. ‘Good luck to you all, and may God go with you. Kia ora koutou.’ After the speeches, Dr Williams presented the bell, to be called ‘Te Wiremu’, which is housed in a belfry carved at John Taiapa's school of carving at Rotorua. The bell was dedicated by Bishop Bennett and rung by Bishop Reeves.

Ninth District Office Wellington has been re-established as the ninth district office of the Department of Maori and Island Affairs, independent of Palmerston North. All Land Court records will remain at Palmerston North, and district boundaries will remain unchanged in the meantime. Wellington's new District Officer is Mr Don Glengarry, formerly Head Office's Senior Executive Officer, Housing and Special Duties.

Continued from page 30. immediate friendship, and said, “There's where it begins or nowhere.” So I say to you if they insist on their own schools and churches, they create a separate division as real as in South Africa. Candidly, my own opinion for what it's worth is that the Maori is too race-proud to ever become one of a herd—he is an individualist. He will walk shoulder to shoulder, as he did in the War, or separate, and anti-racialists aren't helping—they are simply out to divide. Yours, concerned, J. Graham Fenton