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Shannon News, 19 January 1926, Page 3

A Wanganui resident who spent the Christmas' and New Year holidays at Kapiti Island states that he had n itfost enjoyable time .fishing. 'there excellent "'sport, In wandering about the island, he said he did not notice iinv increase in the wild pilous since his last visit, a year ago.. A party 0: 28 members of the Tararun Tramping (Hub als„ visited the Island. They applied for permission to wander over the Government reserve, but only received after a good deal of red tape, permission for ten. The Wanganui visitor considers that as a sanctuary Kapiti is practically a failure.—Herald.

An interesting discovery was made in Rotorna Lake in the shallow water near Mokoia, says the "Rotorua Ohron : ielc." ' A party was diving for koura, when an old gun was discovered. The barrel had been eaten away by rust, but the stock and brass fittings remained uninjured by time. 'The brass shoulder plate bore the stamped figures 1842. In order vertically on the strapping were the following marks: 85.30, N.z" 302. How many years this ancient relic has lain there is a matter of conjecture, but its identification would Iv ' extremely interesting in view of the period.