Last month's winners

Press, 3 May 1977, Page 18

Last month's winners

The popularity of the touragram contest grows each month, with the response to the last global touragram being particularly overwhelming. Spelling mistakes accounted for the majority of incorrect entries. Ironically, the simpler words — Manila, Rocky, Salzburg, and Arabian — were the most common errors. Whitcoulis’ book vouchers will be sent to the following:— John King. 169 Colombo St, Christchurch 2; Grant Lange, 51

Bryndwr Rd, Christchurch 5: C. Pounder, 81 Cranford St, Christchurch; Miss T. Kingan, “Windsor Park,” 2C R.D., Oamaru; T. S. and A. J. Newman, “Taitua,” Hororata; J. Tidswell, Box 138, Nelson. The winning school entry was received from Jaspn Graham and Stephen Freeborn, Standard Three, St Joseph’s School, Mt Fyffe R.D., Kafkoura. Correct entries (space does not permit the publication of names of the many who sent in solutions after April 15) were received from:—■

M, H. Abcott; Mrs J. L. Adam; Akaroa Hospital Staff; Mrs J. V. Aker; Carolyn Allison; Amberley Syndicate; S. C. Anderson; J. D August (Wellington); Mrs J. Austin; M. H. Bain; Mrs J. A. Bain; Mrs B. S. Baird; Mrs Y. R. Beams (Nelson;; Mrs R D. Bennett: Mr and Mrs R. Bennett: Mrs O. Berry; Alison Bluck; Mrs V. Boraman; Bowden and Keats; Mrs J Bowles; Mrs S. L. Bowring; Mrs B. Bramley; E. F. Breeze; Mr and Mrs H. G. Brittan; G. D. Broadhurst; A M. Buck: Mrs F. J. Burrows; Mrs Jean Burt (Greymouthi: Mrs P. Bush-King; E. Byrne; Mrs F. A. Caldwell; M. I. Calvert; Mr P. Carr; Mrs F. Cartrnell; Mr and Mrs R. Challis: Mr and Mrs J. G. Charters (Picton); Don and Jennv Clearwater; Mrs R. Cochrane; Mrs E. Coker; A. J. Cook: Mrs R. G. Copland; M. Costello (Greymouth): Mrs E. Cromie; Crossman and Little; Mrs J. Curr; Dalziel Family; Mrs M. Davidson; Davidson Family (Blenheim): J. E. Dixon (Hokitika); Mrs A. R Donn; J S. Douglas (Westport); Jane Edge; Mrs P. Faithfull. Mrs D. Favel; F. M. Faulding (Blenheim); Mrs D. Findlav; M. C. Forbes; Forrest Family (Greymouthi; R. I. Forster; Mrs H Frame and Mrs P. Jackson; Mrs E. A. Gear (Hector); Mr and Mrs C. Geertson (Blenheim); Mr and Mrs P. «. Gibson; Mrs N. Gibson; B. Graham Family; R. S. Grant; I. Grayburn; Daphne-Anne Grofski; Mrs J. Guy; Mrs M. Hamilton; Miss A. M. Hammond; Mrs Vai Harris; Mrs I. A. Hart; Mrs B. K. Hassall; Bev Hawke; Hayward Family: Michael Hayward: Mrs N. Hayward; Mrs C. Head; Mrs B. H, Henderson; M. J. Hendy; Mrs J. Herkess; Miss S. K. Herron; Mrs W. Hewlett: R. Hickford; Mrs L. M. Hight; Mrs D. Hinman; Mrs M. E. Histen; Mrs A. J. Holland; D. C. Honeybore; Dave Horsham; Howard Family; Mrs G. Howells; Hurst Family; Mrs B. James (Blenheim); Jane Jliek; Sirs A. Jones; E. M. Jones; Mrs M. Kemp; D. M. Kiel; Mrs D, Kiel; Mrs Joan St C. King: John King; Miss T. Kingan (Oamaru); Mary Kotlowski; Grant Lange: Miss D. Larndef; Richard Laugese'n; Mrs and Mrs I. Lawrence; R. Light-foot: Mrs E. Little (Kekerengu); Mrs R. K. Loffhagen; 1.. M. Lyons (Blenheim); Lvsaght Family: . Mr and Mrs D. Manera (Hokitika); Mrs L. Mannis; W. A. I Marris. Mrs M F. Marsh; S. and L. Massey 'Greymouth); Mark I Maw and Paul Jessep; Mrs M. I, Maw-son: J. Maxwell; Michael I Mcivor; Mrs J. McKenzie; Mrs M. J. MacLeod; Mrs II M A. , McCormick: Mrs J Macdonald; Mrs J. M. McKendry; Mrs P. F. I McKie; Mrs X. R. GMcLaughlin; Mrs M. L. Mee; Ms E.

3— Where Maori and Pakeha made a pact, 4— Symbol of new airline service to sunny Bay. 5— Reputed “hell-hole” of the Pacific was European foothold in New Zealand. 6— Bay visitor in 1814 established New Zealand’s first mission station. 7— Is Royalty returning so soon to the Bay? No, it’s first time. 8— The Bay’s own limestone and glow-worm caves with a name resembling caves further south. 9— County town was home of Kawhite, Hone Heke’s ally and original owner of the caves. 10— Big game fish, symbolic of the Bay. 11— In the forefront of the cut and thrust of the Bay fish world. 12 — I am OK for big fish! 13— Author Grey made Bay fishing world famous. 14— This bay, on Urupukapuka Island, was his base. 15— Here the first wooden dwelling in 1822, the first plough in 1920, and in 1833, a two-storey stone building. 16— By name popular launch trip could be expected to carry a dairy maid. 17— Maori chief, noted axeman, sailed his war canoe under the Stars and Stripes. 18— First New Zealand capital. 19— Site of New Zealand’s first standing chop contest. 20— What it was all about at the British Residency on February 6, 1840. 21— With “North” added becomes Bishop Selwyn’s base in early 1840 s; settled in 1820 s; first New Zealand Christian marriage. 22— French Roman Catholic missionary whose name is perpetrated in two-storeyed adobe museums. 23— I, in anger, travel north to cape. 24— The “Man-o-War Without Guns.” 25— New Zealand’s first Lieutenant-Governor had little choice. 26— First New 1 Zealand printer untangled console at Paihia. 27 and 28—Bay produce summed up in children's song of church bells. 29— Eastern headland at the entrance to the Bay, named by Captain Cook. 30— This much-photographed island is just off the headland and is the first name of the knight after whom the headland was named. 31— Town on border to Northland was site of Wesleyan mission. 32— Beach resort in the heart of the Bay. 33— Borough within Bay of Islands county is market town for thriving farming area. 34 — Lovely falls at head of Waitangi Bay. 35— Well-known New Zealand explorer-diver keeps shipwreck museum on the Waitangi estuary. 36— Tall and strong is native timber of Northland. 37— Main industry of the Kerikeri area. 38— First wooden house in the country’ was completed in 1822 and still stands. Known by the name of an 1832 purchaser. 39— Mission store (1832) now serves as Kerikeri general store and is known by the material used in its construction. 40— Just as Kupe is said to have arrived in New Zealand on the east coast so, tradition says, he departed from this west coast harbour.

Meijer; Methven High School, Form 4W; Mrs F. M. Miles; G. D. Milne: Mrs P. Mooney (Westport); Kathryn Moor; D. R. Moore; Morrison Family; Ms C. A. Mossley (Greymouth); Mrs E. 11. Mounce; G. M Murphy; Mrs M. P. Murphy; Mrs Janice Murphy (Greymouth); T. S. and A. J. Newman; Mrs J. M, Newton; S. Nichol; M. N.'bet; C. R. Oakley; J. M. O’Donnell; Miss M. L. O’Donnell (Blenheim); Mrs N. O’Keefe; O’Regan Family (Stoke): T. Ouwerling (Greymouth); Miss J. Overton; T. Painter and P O’Callahan: Mrs V. Palmer; D. and E. Paterson; Paterson and Moodie; R and R. Patterson; G. N. Paul (Blenheim); B. Peddle; Mrs P. Penrose; Mrs R. J. Popplewell (WestporU Ms J. Porter; C. Pounder; Mrs J. Ramsden; Mrs D. C. Raynes (Invercargill); Mrs B. H. Reesby; Mary Reeve (Hokitika); Mrs E Roulston- Viv and Mum Rowe; A. J. Scott; Mrs W. B. Scott: Jov Shaw: South School, Room 15 (Westport); C. N. Sparrow; D. A. Sparrow; St Joseph’s School. Std 3 (Kaikoura); Mrs T. A.. Stickle; Mrs E. M. Strange; C. Sutherland; Miss D. F. Sutherland; Mr and Mrs A. Teale; The Girls N.A.C. staff cafeteria; J. Tidswell (Nelson); Mrs Anne Toneycliffe; K. and B. Toneycliffe; G. H. Townley; Mrs R. A. Trent; W. R. Tulloch (Blenheim); Mr and Mrs D, A. Turner: K. Van der Hondel; R. D. Veitch; Sue Wagner; Mrs M. Wakelin; Mrs L. Walker; Miss S. M. Wallace; B. Watson; Mrs F. Webber; P. R. Wellman; Paul Westlake; Mrs R. Whelan; Mrs J. Williams;' Mr and Mrs N. K. Williams; Mrs M. E. Wilson; Mrs N. Wilson; L. M. Wllmshurst.

Last Month’s Solution: 1, Gobi; 2, Sahara; 3, Sinai; 4, Arabian; 5, Kalahari; 6, Death Valley; 7, Mojave; 8, Hong Kong; 9, Mauritius; 10, Vatican; 11, Mecca; 12, Addis Ababa; 13. Rocky; 14, Andes; 15, Morocco; 16, Oman; 17, Hobart; 18, Nice; 19, Ontario; 20, Vesuvius; 21, Manila; 22, Salzburg; 23, Cocos; 24, Bering; 25, Nile; 26, Lisbon; 27, Alaska; 28, Sudan: 29, Aberdeen; 30. Casablanca; 31, Athens, 32, Bucharest; 33, Italy; 34, Canada; 35, Darwin; 36, London; 37, Iceland; 38, Helsinki; 39, China; 40, India.