A REMARKABLE BRIDGE.
Some " considerable distance" south of Auck< land, and " quite a large number" of mile! north of Wellington stands a bridge. It ii , entitled to be called a remarkable bridge. 1 is on the direct road to, and on'y a shorl distance from, Ngowhminatikura. When il was discovered by a party of natives, tin leader of the party exclaimed, "'HomiU' karaiki 1" And, after many years, it is still called by the natives " Waiapiti." And so It is a pity! No doubt % reason wa« given for its construction at the time, and the men who were instrumental in devoting public money to such works, would look well gibbetted iu 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 and enjoyment to our adult male win? M in".
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10044, 3 February 1896, Page 3
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152A REMARKABLE BRIDGE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10044, 3 February 1896, Page 3
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