HISTORIC RELICS PLACED IN TRUST
ANCHOR STONE AND AXE OF TOKOMARU HANDED OVER Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, To-day. An Interesting and important Maori ceremony took place this morning when the Anchor Stone of the Maori canoe, Tokomara, and the historic axe, Poutama Whiria, with which the canoe was carved, were formally presented to Mr. W. H. Skinner, as chairman of the Museum Committee, and Mr. P. E. Wilson, Mayor of New' Plymouth, by native chiefs, three of whom, Kapinga, Hangi Matotoru, and Noho te Whiti, were appointed trustees of the historic relics. Native speakers declared that the tribe to which the relics belonged agreed that New Plymouth Museum was their proper permanent restingplace, the only condition being that native trustees be appointed. The Maori chiefs and party were subsequently entertained at luncheon by Mr. Skinner.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 13
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