The Bendlgo correspondent of the Cromwell (Otago) local paper writes :— " An into* resting relic of our Maori predecessors ia this valley was found by ? tw6 young men, searching for eggs in a cave at the back of Wakefield. 1 After crawling some, distance through the narrow aperture the cavern suddenly widened to a good size, and standing against the.side they found a Maori paddle. It is neatly finished, is in an excellent state of preservation, arid appears to be made of kauri pine ; and, as lam not aware that any of the wood grows in this Island, a wide field for conjecture is opened as to how it may have got into the locality in which it was found. Possibly . further research may reveal the remains of its grim owner. I have nccasionallyseen pwiiMnxws, and other stone implements turned up ta the auriferous drifts of, BendigojCriiliy; indicating the ttu* tnct as being an ancient habitat of the Maori andthemoa."
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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1183, 14 May 1872, Page 2
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