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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 83, 6 January 1928, Page 3

(it t lie thousands or people who nine been up Mount Hobson. Auckland, not one of them imagined that for the last hundred rears or so there was lying in tho crater a hoanea, or Maori whetstone. sufficiently important to be worthy of a place in a museum collection '(snvs an exchange). Mr. F Montague Rnsse'l, who happened on this relic of the brown mon tho other day. Ims handed it to the Auckland Museum. Monr' ’Tohson is one of tho most frequented peaks on the isthmus, and it is most remarkable that this article had lain there all these years. Among other recent additions to the museum are three Solomon Island skill's prepared for burial. Ono of them is completely covered , with resin, m.nkine it a mask, and Die others have eves and nose blocked with srnnll pieces of wood. Tn one case the blocks in tho eve-sockets are rudely carved Io represent eyes. These oTiiosome. but valuable gifts.. were sent by Air. C. A. Cowan, of Viio'koro. I'isitors will ho interested to compare them with the Maori heads.