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Astronaut Chair, this is the chair made by Mr George Emms, Gisborne, for Commander Alan Shepard, America's "First Man in Space", At a ceremony in Wellington, it was presented by the co-patron of the N.Z.-American Association, the Prime Minister, Mr K. J. Holyoake, to Miss Ruth Bacon, Charge de Affaires of the American Embassy, for sending to the U.S.A. for presentation to Commander Shepard, Designed by Mr Emms to symbolise the nose-cone of a rocket, the chair was covered in cosmos blue satin, with the frill in red and white stripes, which with the 50 stars stencilled on the back represented the U.S.A. flag and also the firmament.

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Mr Bill Bishop, founder of the Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club, is seen here "cutting the cake" with a machete at the annual dinner of the club held recently at Low's, One of the items on the menu, accompanying the venison and wild pork, was "Nikau Palm" sauce, an echo of a recent trip when, short on rations, Bill and his companions had to eke out with the edible part of the palm.