AMBERGRIS ON BEACH
A piece of ambergris weighing 25;]lb has been found by Mr. G. R. McLeod, a resident, of Babylon, near Dargaville, on the west coast near Mangonui Bluff. The ambergris was taken to Dargaville and deposited at a bank. Its market price is stated to be about 5s an ounce. A Dargaville resident who forwarded some ambergris to London recently for sale had the consignment returned to him, as there was no demand on the market for it.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19128, 24 September 1936, Page 6
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80AMBERGRIS ON BEACH Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19128, 24 September 1936, Page 6
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