GIFT LAND TO WANGANUI.
GENEROUS NATIVE CHIEF. (By Telecraph—Press Association.! Wanganui, July 21. Mr. Alexander Hatrick to-day _ received a letter from Walter William Hipango, a noted Native chief, signifying his desire to make a free gift to the people of Wanganui of an area of thirty acres, being part of the beautiful and historic Patakataka Pa, situated' about fifteen miles up the river. This land, which makes an ideal picnic ground, is at the present time worth many pounds per acre, but its future value as a public recreation resort is incalculable. Mr. Hatrick, in acknowledging the letter, intimated his .grateful acceptance of the generous offer, 'and undertook to at once convey the same to the Mayor and corporation.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 875, 22 July 1910, Page 4
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119GIFT LAND TO WANGANUI. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 875, 22 July 1910, Page 4
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