ISLANDS FOR THE BIRDS
» • . it ■ Several islands along the coast ofs-New Zealand have been set aside ai unetwrjes for the native birds which are becoming scarce on the mainland.- - - ~ One of these is Little. Barrier, Island, a steep, wooded islet about 50 miles "from Auc: -ntl. Ships of a kinds pass within a few miles of It on their way to and- from Auckland, but no one is allowed to l«™ without permission of .the Government, and except for the caretaker, who Meps watch for possible marauders, there we no human beings on the island. '"■: Near Wellington is Kaplti Island,, tig and hilly, once the stronghold «f Maori chiefs; It, Is now the equally well-defended citadel of the native birds. -" -,-,
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 92, 19 April 1930, Page 14
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120ISLANDS FOR THE BIRDS Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 92, 19 April 1930, Page 14
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