"It wae on the 20th of December, 1866 ; that Captain Leech crossed tho Hokitika bar with the steamship Nelson. This day may therefore be accepted' ac that of the opening of Hokitika." —"Rambles on the Golden Coast." Messrs. Waite and • Martin were the ! first settlers at Westport in 1860. The Grey Eiver was visited in 1863 by R. j A._ Sherrin, who found gold there. i Miners followed. It is said that tho first ship to enter the Buller River was the cutter Supply, and that the first to enter the Gtoy was I the schooner Gipsy.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 30, 4 August 1923, Page 13
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