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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1911, Page 6

A nnique enrio -was picked up acs; o*»n:uliv on the beach at Tolae Br. - tew days aso by Mr J. Crawloi. h«»>r maker, of Invercargill. He w:: >'TolliKcr along the beach when : r.t»?erved a piece oi" grey-yt-eensr' ?i----?r. flte exac,; form;tt'.-m <•■*' ■': ?*.u:i'.l )'• n,a-j too:. TLe sf.n:e r.'.v.tsiir.'a -1 1 v.chps long by 3% ircho.s wide. :■'' the sole could not have been more tirreccly modelled, every Mature c ihti human sole beinp- in pic poriioc. The upper portion of tl: stone is also an accurate replica fio:s ttic toes to the instep, including : natural mark on the bi? foe not ur like a toe nail. The curio is per-K-ztly having ap;tvei:Uy i»oe. •w-.jo d .by the act'.ois of el.e wa>c to: TcaVs. •The systematic "bleeding" of v.a; ' «*rs to certain .narts of the Ho Li.-kes district has brought forth aii other complaint. Writitng to - th; "Rotorua Times"' on fhe subject, : correspondent complains that a Okero —where the land has reeentl; been acquired by the Government—"some visitors recently declined tf nay uhe cnidinsr fees, as they knev the localities (it was not by an; means their first visit}, and the; •were thereupon grossly insulted fc> the "Maori woman. This state '*? affairs really ought to be prompt!, stopped, and the collection of th tolls made illegal." Commenting o' the m"-rter, the "Times" remarks:"Unfortunately, this complaint. * only on a par -with numerous otherr made \ n ns, and emanating fron time to time from- Okerc. Oni grows- weary Tof waiting for some, snrcease of thi s native abomiaa t : on."