ggAn Auokland telegram saya ;— r At tha sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court ia Hamilton there was a witness m a case— .a old pakeha-Maori named Douglas— who
something of a curiosity. He is about 70 years of age, and served m his youth m tha Royal Navy, and was present under I)ord Codrington at the battle of Navarino. He haa been m the Raglan district for over 50 years, where he has a half-oaste family, and until he came to Hamilton a few days ago had never seen a railway engine or carriage, and asked what they were.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1810, 9 April 1888, Page 2
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99Untitled Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1810, 9 April 1888, Page 2
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