Canoe May 'be Carved .
JT IS POSSIBLE that the Maori war canoe in the Wanganui Museum, “ Te Mata-o. Ilotoroa,” may be carved, and restored to a state similar to that of canoes when used by Maoris in time gone by. At a meeting of the museum trustees, consideration of the proposal was referred to the house committee for report. Mr Hope Gibbons, chairman, stated that he himself would have no objection to a portion of the Alexander bequest being used for the purpose. The canoe, which is 120 years old, was adzed into shape from a- magnificent totara tree, the stump of which may still be Been at Kakahi, and later became the property of the Hipango family, who presented it to the museum. Some years ago it was partially restored, but the work was held up temporarily owing to lack of funds. There are several bullet holes and some bullets still in the hull of the canoe, which took part in the battle of Ohoutahi, a mile above Jerusalem, on the Wanganui River, when the Ilauhaus and the friendly Maoris under Iloani Wiremu Hipango were oppeseej.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 6
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