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The types of work arising out of the necessities of the people and recorded by Welfare Officers are as follows : {a) Accommodation Placing of workers in lodgings and finding board and lodgings for the overflow from hostels. Accommodation for the transient Maori public. Board and lodgings for students and public servants. (b) Child-welfare . Cases referred to the Child Welfare Branch of the Education Department and assisting in their solution. (c) Employment Cases referred to National Employment Service for Employment or otherwise placed in employment. (d) Education Checking on the general progress of Maori pupils, arranging boarding-allowances for country pupils, and referring cases for scholarships to Education Department. Acting as liaison between school authorities and parents in regard to complaints re delinquency, dress, and lunches for children. Educational talks with Tribal Committees, (e) Health (1) Maintaining close contact with Maori communities and bringing to the notice of the appropriate authorities Maori requirements in regard to health, sanitation, and water-supplies. (2) Organizing Maori communities into local organizations through which health reforms and measures may be implemented and maintained. (3) Promoting a spirit of co-operation with health nurses and Inspectors and inducing the acceptance and practical application of measures for health, sanitation, and hygiene. {/) Hospital Visits Visiting sick Maoris in hospitals. (g) Housing Investigations of housing conditions, preparation of applications for State houses and houses under the Maori Housing Act. Investigating and reporting on housing applications. (h) Interviews and Advice These cover every aspect of welfare work and take up a great deal of an officer's time in the office, in the field, and even at home. Maoris are encouraged to bring their problems to Welfare Officers and to discuss them without reserve. (i) Meetings Tribal Committee meetings and meetings of organized groups where matters affecting Maoris are discussed. Welfare Officers are also instructed to attend important Maori gatherings within their zones so as to keep in touch with the pulse of Maori activities.

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