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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4413, 12 May 1922, Page 3

Wcods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never faih. The durability ofl our native timbers has been frequently questioned (states "a Taranaki exchange). A recent discovery in the Ngaire District. Taranaki, throws some interesting light cn this subject.. A ranger of the State Forestry Service, when making some investigations as to the species of trees growing in this district came upon some logs buried in the swamp, and was surprised to find that the timber was that of the yellow silver pine., a tree unknown in Taranaki the present time. The Jogs were recovered from a depth of fifteen feet underground, and above them; were standing kahikatea and , rimu stumps at least 250 years old. In spite of the great antiquity of these silver pine logs the timber comprising them was perfectly sound, and showed no signs of deterioration. When questioned, the local Natives had no recollection of any trees of this species ever having been heard of in Taranaki. The present locality of the silver pine is in ■ the centre of tile North Island, where over 1000 acres cover by this valuable tree have been discovered in the State forest adjoining the Ruapehu National'Park. The silver pine is greatly valued for posts and battens, the timber never having been known to decay when in contact with the ground. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.