GUM DIGGING IN CENTRAL WAIKATO.
A correspondent at Ngaruawahia writes : — "The natives of Central Waikato are all engaged digging kauri gum, which promises to turn out rather a profitable employment. They find it in large blocks in many places, and several tons had been sent down the Horotiu river to the Auckland market. Nearly 200 persons are digging. The finest kind of gum is obtained at the Mangaura ; it is found in the swamp about two feet under ground, and is not difficult to dig. The natives are looking for high prices : £16 has beeu given, but that is too much, when you take into consideration the freight to Auckland. The stores will do a good business if they are careful not to give too much trust in the first place.''
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2676, 13 February 1866, Page 4
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131GUM DIGGING IN CENTRAL WAIKATO. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2676, 13 February 1866, Page 4
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