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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12903, 2 July 1936, Page 7

In days gone by tho Maoris evidently took Jong journeys across to the western beaches of Stewart Island, states the correspondent of the “Southland News.” Almost all the beaches show that the Natives camped frequently near to the sea and judging by the collection of suitable Hint for making their axes they had gone there for that purpose, picking out pieces that Nature had partially shaped. Recently, while boiling their billy by a creek on West Ruggedy Beach two men picked up a neat little adze that had become exposed by cattle ploughing their way down to the beach. To bo able tp. pick ripe cherry plums in the middle of winter has beep, the unusual experieeno of.Mr A. K.. Phillips, Boundary road, Palmerston N„ this year. Some of the fruit picked only this week is well colored and quito. ripe, the flavor being good. Two lots' l of jam. have been made at different times this year from plums grown dri. tho one tree.