Old Canoes.
An interesting discovery was made a few weeks ago by Mr Gibb, one of the tenants of the Henley estate' (says the Henley correspondent of Otago Witness). He was ploughing a field near the Lee Creek, when his plough grazed the side of a Maori canoe, which lay buried in the ground. In the process of removing it he came upon another. The two he had lifted and placed at the side of the field. It is estimated that these canoes must be at least 100 years old. Each had been cut out of the trunk of a totara the marks of the stone axe being quite apparent. They each measure about 22ft long, 18in wide, and l£in deep. A peculiar feature about one of the catioea is the existence on one of the sides of an extra or top side, about 9in wide, and extending the whole length of the canoe. This top side slopß3 inward at an angle of about SOdeg, with a perpendicular to the horizontal piano.
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Manawatu Herald, 25 January 1896, Page 2
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172Old Canoes. Manawatu Herald, 25 January 1896, Page 2
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