CORRESPONDENCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16750, 3 June 1922, Page 10

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN EARLY DISCOVERY. TO THE EDITOR. —I have read with interest the articles and letters on early New Brighton. Contributions relating'to the early history of our country and of our own province in particular bring pleasure, I am sure, to a great number of thoughtful readers, and as one of many, I wish to express my thanks to those writers to whom we are indebted. The later portion of Nemo's letter (in last Saturday’s “Star”), in which he mentions the discovery of the remains of one of Captain Cook’s sailors, is surely written in error. Captain Cook landed at only two places in the South Island—Queen Charlotte Sound and Dusky Bay. He had no local acquaintance with Canterbury. It is quite clear that had Ga.pta i n Cook landed , a nywhere in the vicinity of New Brighton fie would never have made the mistake of placing Banks Peninsula on his map as an island, which he did. Nevertheless, the discovery of the skeleton in the early sixties is surely a matter of interest, and we arc indebted to Nemo for drawing attention to it. I feel sure Nemo is mistaken. Perhaps some of our early settlers may be able to throw some light on this interesting discovery.—l am, etc., K.C.M.J.