DOMINION’S FIRST PLOUGH
LETTER DESCRIBING ITS USE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Sept. 23. An account of how the plough was jiret used in New Zealand was contained in a photograph of a letter written on May 3, 1820, by L G. Butler, a missionary, presented to the Early Settlers and Historical Association by Mr. Mark Maxton, of GreytownThe Governor-General' gave instructions tl%t the photograph should be framed iff native wood, the setting being his gift to the association. Mr. Butler’s letter, written over 110 years ago, described how a plough had been put into land at Keri Keri, in the pay of Islands. “I felt much pleasure in holding the handles behind a team of six bullocks which were brought down by the Dromedary,” Mr. Butler wrote. I trust this auspicious day will be remembered with gratitude and the anniversary kept by ages yet unborn. Every heart seemed to rejoice on the occasion. T. hope it will still continue to increase and in a short time produce an abundant harvest.” ■ The Dromedary mentioned by Mr. Butler was a schooner, evidently plying along the coast. /
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1930, Page 9
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