UNUSUAL MEMORIAL.
Per Tress Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, April 17. _ An unusual centenary memorial is proposed by the New Plymouth Borough Council, which has obtained a report on the replacement of a Maori carved pole which stood for years beyond the eastern boundary of the borough as a memento of the efforts of the Maoris to check the spread of European settlement to lands in Fitzroy allotted to the natives by the Governor in 1845.
Known as Ron Tutaki, meaning “locking up,” the poll was a typical example of Taranaki Maori art which had its own peculiar characteristics. It stood until 1870, but its record of eharving is contained in photographs in the Taranaki Museum, which will serve to guide a Maori carver if tbe proposal is approved.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 117, 18 April 1939, Page 6
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127UNUSUAL MEMORIAL. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 117, 18 April 1939, Page 6
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