A REMARKABLE BRIDGE.
Some “considerable distance” south of-> Auckland, and “quite a large number,”of miles north of Wellington stands a ’ bridge. It is entitled to, be called a re-. markable bridge. It is on the direct road to, and only a short distance - from,. Ngowhereinpatikwra. When it was -dis-f covered by a .party of Natiyes, the leadeso of the party. exclaimed,- “ Homaikaradd! ” ' And, after many years, it is still called by the Natives “ Watapiti.” And so it is a pity! No doubt a reason was given for its construction at the _ time, and the men who were instrumental in devoting public money to such works would look well gibbeted in chains on the same bridge, the only drawback being that no one would see them. ; The same amount of money, nay, half that sum invested in Vanity Fair Cigarettes would bring happiness andenjoyment to our adult male population.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 11050, 31 August 1896, Page 3
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148A REMARKABLE BRIDGE. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 11050, 31 August 1896, Page 3
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