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When Gisborne members of the Electrical Institute held their Christmas Party, guess who turned up to distribute presents to the children? Yes, it was none other than Father Christmas, and the cameraman's flashlight was so strong, he had to wear dark glasses.

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Noel Thomson, son of Mr and Mrs T. Thomson, 55 Collins St., was selected recently as a member of the five-man N.Z. representative roller hockey team.

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Sentiment had its place in the hearts of many Tokomaru Bay residents recently when the Hokianga berthed at the wharf for the last time.

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Yes, East Coast fish are just as big and as plentiful as ever (and East Coast girls are pretty, too). Heather Malcolm has her hands full in this pic taken on the Toko beach.

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A rare fish this one. It's a Crested Weed Fish, caught by Mr Jack Andrews while snapper fishing at Okarae.

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Football season is almost here again. Last season, the Tokomaru Bay Rugby Football Club finished up with a nice collection of cups, here shown on display at the new bar of the Te Puka Hotel. Coach for the club was C. W. Calder

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The two winning teams in the Gisborne Rowing Club's races held on the Waimata and Turanganui Rivers on a recent Saturday afternoon. Run over the full mile, and on a small handicap basis, the races were held as a trial for the teams competing at the Lake Karapiro regatta. M. Jones's novice four which won the first race. From left: B. Rean, Mou Home, R. Dunshea (cox), K. Muir and M. Jones (stroke).

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Winner of the second race was S. Radford's junior four. From lefts P. Walker, K. Beuth, B. Poole (cox). P. King and S. Radford (stroke).

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Nineteen All Blacks are expected to take the field at Rugby park on St. Patrick's Day; March 17, for the Marist Rugby Club's new clubhouse benefit match. Ross Brown will captain a star-studded fifteen against a team from the East Coast-Poverty Bay-Hawkes Bay districts selected by

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Richard White.

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Well known Gisborne racing motorcyclist, Hink Healey, pictured at a speed in excess of 120 miles per hour on his 350cc 7R. A.J.S. racing 'bike. Hink, who has had considerable success on this machine, was trying out the streamlined fibreglass shell which he claims increases his speed by 8%.

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When drain-layers broke a small branch pipe off the water supply main in Tyndall Road a 70ft high jet of water resulted.