; . An • interesting find of Maori relies was made ■ fcho oilier day on tho farm of Mr, Herbert' Stanscombe, at'Grtenhills"(says tho "Southland Times"). He was breaking up new ground when' tho plough struck solne thing:hard, about a foot (k-.ep. which proved to be-.'a Maori axo. Fitrflfef. examination disclosed a "plant" of five, jill'ifinely polished »nd in. perfoct. order, tho edge heing surprisingly sharp. Two wero loin. long, two were ]3in., and tho fifth small ono, Early.in tho last century the Maoris wero numerous. in.Awacua Pay, artd\it is probablo that these had been buried for safety and their biding nlaco forgotten*
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 87, 6 January 1908, Page 11
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