WEEKLY REVIEW 363

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1948
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Year
1948
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F800
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Moving image
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WEEKLY REVIEW
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New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Newsreel
Duration
0:07:45
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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL FILM UNIT

WELLINGTON...ARBOR DAY: At Wellington’s Central Library, General Bernard Freyberg, Lady Freyberg and the acting Mayor Councillor McAlister, plant trees in the city. Maori representatives, the RSA and the Beautifying Society carry out planting in the suburbs.
AUCKLAND...FLYING BOAT’S LAST TRIP: The former trans-Tasman air liner Aotearoa taxis down Auckland Harbour and comes ashore at Mission Bay. Here she will remain and become a tea room or snack-bar for Aucklanders.
JAPAN...J FORCE STANDS DOWN: The Commander in Chief of BCOF Lt. Gen. HCH Robertson makes a farewell tour of New Zealand units in Japan.
RUGBY TEST...MĀORI vs FIJI AT SUVA: At Albert Park Suva, a rugby test between Maori and Fijian teams. Final score was Maoris 22 - Fijians 6.

RUGBY REFERENCE INFORMATION:
The 1st Test between New Zealand Maoris & Fiji at Albert Park, Suva, Fiji, 31st July 1948.
Referee: C. Prentice (Suva).
Final score : New Zealand Maori 22 - Fiji 6
The scorers for New Zealand Maoris : Tries - N.P. Cherrington (North Auckland) (4), J.H. Marriner (King Country),
Conversions - J.W. Isaacs (North Auckland), H.W. Kenny (Wellington), Penalty Goal - J.W. Isaacs (North Auckland).
The scorers for Fiji : Tries - Samu Baravilala (Capt) (Kadavu), Pte. Joeli Susu (Army).