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With the demise recently of Mrs Maria Clark another link with the early days of Poverty Bay and the hinterland was broken. Mrs Clark and her late husband, John Clark, were among the early settlers at Matawai. There is an interesting fact of note that Mrs Clark's father, the late Ewen Cameron, who also was one of the first settlers on the Poverty Bay flats, on the Bushmere Road, was the first farmer to bring Aberdeen Angus cattle into the district. Pictured at the residence of Maurice and Ina Coombe, Bushmere Road, after the funeral of Mrs Clark, are four of her brothers, (Corrie, Knowles, Jack and Alex 22, 23, 24, 25), and other direct descendants of hers, who are, as numbered, 1 Fraser Cameron, 2 George Cameron, 3 Gary Cusack, 4 John Cameron, 5 Ronald Cameron, 6 Graham Clark, 7 Willis Clark, 8 Hector Cameron, 9 Bruce Cameron, 10 Ewen Clark, 11 Ross Cameron, 12 Annie Williams, 13 June Fisher, 14 Zelda Menzies, 15 Pam Phillips, 16 Kathleen Cusack, 17 Ina Coombe, 18 Kathleen Brown, 19 Jennifer Wagner, 20 Gay Krause, 21 Robert Cameron, and 26 Doug Clark.
Inset: The late Mrs Maria Clark.

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Celebrating his 90tn birthday and still going strong is Sam Pardoe of Waerenga-a-hika. Born in Waipawa but coming to Gisborne with his parents at the age of five, he has been 85 years in the Bay. He started working at 11 years for 12/- a week, later contracted to form roads in the district with the late Dennis O'Grady, then eventually established his own property where he milked 50 cows, and cropped. He still grows maize and a few sheep and cattle.

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Another birthday celebrant is Mrs E. L. Devery who has just turned 80. At a small family gathering at 438 Palmerston Road she is seen with her brother Mr L. Courtney, sister, Miss R. Courtney and daughter Mrs R. Beer, cutting her cake.