j a Before, proceeding with- the ordinary ■feusinesa on Saturday, th"e\l9th_ inst., at, I the Native Land Court, Te Kuiti, Judge 3Jawson (says the "Manawatii Standard") ' landed over to a native chief a valuable :.greenstone adze, which had 'been found .ihjMr. E. H. Hardy on some native land "leased by him at Waitetv near Te Kuiti. Tsie natives knew that it' had 'been lost somewhere thereabouts, and, it i≤ said, lad offered £200 for its recovery. The adze is a very fine example of,'what'-'cor-■Responds with the work - of- our stoneage. >• It is of greenstone, about 15in : ipng by 4in wide, and -weighs about albs. Ifeis from 300 to 400 years old, and:is- ;; * most valued ieirlbom of- the- tribe ii g>. •which a. lacky fl»i, new restored %;■ -.-,;-,,. >'.; ~i ■ ■ ~■■■-; ~,.■■■■ L •■-:■- ■-£•>■ . i 8... .: - ■'■,
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 7
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