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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14925, 24 February 1912, Page 9

THE BEAUTY OF THE WANGANUT river between PIPIRIKI AND TAUMARUNUI. Practical!,! half way "between Auckland and Wellington on the Main Trunk railway., and where- it crosses the Wanganui River, id tho little town of Taumarunui. ibis is the starting point of what is now considered to be tho finest river trip in the world— Wanganui River tripand the most interesting section of the journey is that # between the starting point and Pipiriki. First, there are numerous rapids, then the magnificent groves of foru and native bush, the Ohura Waterfalls, and the wonderful Houseboat near them, and a little above Pipiriki the river passes between cliffs up to 1500 ft high— in fact, as one writer stated, "The river scenery constant!? varies from tho grand and magnificent to "the soft and beautiful." Don't miss taking this trip next, time you have a short holidav; it's a complete change. The return steamer faro from Taumarunui to Pipiriki is onlv 50s- Write for full particulars from A. Hatrick and Co.. Ltd., Uanganui or Taumarunui, Cook and Sons. Tourist Agents, and all Government Tourist Bureaux. SELECTING A PATENT AGENT. It is verv important that specifications and drawings should bo prepared by competent persons, as the validity of a patent often depends upon them- No patent agent is competent unless ho is a practical mechanical draftsman, has scientific education, and 13 skilled in patent law. Messrs. Baldwin and Rayward, 30, His Majesty s Arcade, Auckland, have these qualifications and are thoroughly trustworthy.