Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921. LOCAL GEOLOGY.
Commenting on (he geological theory that portion of the Manawatu district was the site of: a great lake many years ago, the Waimate Witness says these impressions gained by casual observers are probably right, but are confined to a narrow field of vision, and take a quite superficial view. Palmerston North has previously had its interest aroused l>y tlie discovery of moa footprints,” and suchlike relics of comparatively modern origin. But such findings are of no more geological value than the turning up of a Maori axe in a Taranaki paddock. Foxton, which is 25 miles away from the site of the supposed lake, is partly surrounded by sandYet, nestled away, among those bare sand-hills there exists a reman! of pre-historic forest growth. How did it get there? Locally, it is known as the “Round Bush”. In this. secluded gully, bounded by seemingly everlasting sand, are growing alpine and other plants, whose presence there the botanist, by himself, cannot fully account for. The problem is one for geologists.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2342, 15 October 1921, Page 2
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176Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921. LOCAL GEOLOGY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2342, 15 October 1921, Page 2
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