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Outstanding Individual Results By Maori Trade Trainees in 1973 Trades Certification Board Examinations Maori boys training under the special schemes run by the Maori and Island Affairs Department in conjunction with the Technical Institutes, continue to show excellent results. Below are some of the most outstanding. Chris Welsh of Dargaville at work.

Sheetmetal Work—First Qualifying Christopher Welsh of Dargaville topped New Zealand, with 100% in both papers A and B. Another trainee, Michael Gilvray of Napier, shared first place in Paper B, also gaining 100%.

Carpentry—First Qualifying Russell Crapp of Whakatane obtained the highest aggregate, with 90% in Paper A and 96% in Paper B. Russell was first in Paper B, and shared third highest mark in Paper A. Cedric Pouwhare, Turangi, achieved the third highest mark of 89% in Paper B, with Tony Wynyard of Moerewa working at a tricky job inside a cupboard.