A lot of these words are explained in Sir Apirana's Nga Moteatea. Legends have also been a source of words and meanings not given in the dictionary. Words deferred for further research have been made the responsibility of particular committee members. Where the words have a known local origin they are referred to the member with a knowledge of that area. A random example of the way words, the exact meaning of which could not be determined by the committee, were dealt with is found in the case of the word kiringutu. This word is associated with the Ngati Porou tribe so it was left to the Rev. Dan Kaa, a committee member who is also a member of Ngati Porou to do some research on the word to help the committee make a sound decision on its definition. At time of writing no decision had been made on that particular word. Another example is the word koheko. This word was referred to Mr Pei Te Hurinui Jones, a committee member. He has suggested that it means sleepless or be wide awake. The word occurs in Nga Moteatea, Part 1, waiata 80, as follows: Koheko noa ana i tou po ko koe anake. The meaning there is not clear. Neither kiringutu or koheko appeared in Williams fifth edition. In the personnel of the committee many areas are represented and between them the members have a knowledge of the language covering the whole of New Zealand. The members of the committee and others who have taken part in the revision are: the late Sir Apirana Ngata (Ngai Porou tribe). Mr M. R. Jones, (Waikato-Maniapoto), Mr J. M. McEwen, the Rt. Rev. W. N. Panapa, Bishop of Aotearoa (Nga Puhi). Mr Rongo Halbert (Ngati Rongowhakaata), Rev. Dan Kaa (Ngati Porou), Mr Raniera Kingi (Aawa), Mr Pei Te Hurinui Jones (Waikato-Maniapoto). Mr Rangi Royal (Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Maru, Mataatua), Mr Eru Pou (Nga Puhi), Rev. Paora Temuera (Ngati Raukawa). Mr W. T. Ngata (Ngati Porou), Mr B. Biggs (Waikato-Maniapoto), Mr Morris Jones, Mr Keepa Ehau (Arawa), and the late Mr Mr Hoeroa Marumaru (Wainuiarua). The decorative scheme of the Maori Affairs Committee Room in Parliament Buildings is to be completed. At one end of the room is a representation of a Maori entrance porch. On one side is a large panel which will contain a photographic representation of the Treaty of Waitangi; and in two small panels will be placed portraits of four great Maori leaders—Sir James Carroll, Sir Peter Buck, Sir Maui Pomare, and Sir Apirana Ngata. The loyal address to the Queen and her reply will be displayed on the other side.

IN THE NEWS Plans to have the famous Henare Potae carved meeting house returned to the East Coast district after an absence of eighty years in the South Island have come a big step closer to realisation. The house, named Hauteananui-o-te-Tangaroa, was carved by Hone Haahu, one of the last great East Coast carvers. The Canterbury Museum, the present owner of the house, has generously offered to sell to the Gisborne Art Society for £250—the same price they paid for it 81 years ago. The Maori committee, of the Gisborne Museum chaired by Mr Rongo Halbert, has undertaken to raise the money. So far £700 has come to hand, but total costs will be over £1000. * * * ‘It is heartening to see Maoris, especially training college students, attempting to combine a theoretical interest in anthropology with a practical desire to help their people,’ said Mr Andrew P. Vayda, on his departure for the U.S. He had spent a year in New Zealand gathering material for a doctor's thesis on Polynesian warfare for Columbia University, New York. In Mr Vayda's view, the Maori can interpret his own history much better than the pakeha. He can discover what elements in his cultural heritage could be made to help him in his adjustments to the future. More easily than the pakeha, the Maori can recognize Maori attitudes persisting from former times. * * * Mr Te Tau, a farmer, of Norsewood, became the first Maori to be honoured by the award of the N.Z.R.S.A. certificate of merit and gold star badge—a high honour granted by the New Zealand Returned Services' Association in recognition of outstanding services rendered by its members. Mr Te Tau has been a driving force in the Norsewood sub-association for the past 28 years. * * * Arrangements have now been made for maintenance in perpetuity of the Sir Peter Buck memorial at Okoki, according to an announcement by Mr T. T. Ropiha. A sum of £400, part of the surplus from the memorial appeal, will be invested and the income used for maintaining the national memorial and the area adjacent, by arrangement with the Lands and Survey Department. * * * The meeting of Maori first world war veterans at Kaitupeka Pa, Taumarunui, last March was a most successful event. It was decided to hold similar meetings every year in future, and to this end an organization named Hoku Whitu a Tu Association was formed. Next year's meeting is to be at Waihi, Tokaanu.