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Taranaki Daily News, 6 April 1916, Page 5

That the old-day Maori had many landmarks which were considered sacred has been made manifest from tinje to time. When it was first proposed, to construct the New Plymouth breakwater, Pari tutu was marked out as a fine supply base, but the Moturoa natives entered a strong protest against the removal of such an imporcunt landmark. However, the powers {hut were actually put a tunnel in and okayed a Wast. The powder went off. but no rock came down, and further (•(Torts were abandoned, to the great joy of the, Maoris. Coming nearer home, the young natives have been busily engaged of late in clearing out the mouth of the Waingongoro river, in order to aecure better boating facilities; but there are three fair-sized rocks that traditionally being to the category of aacre't (or tapu) things, which the kaumatua* fold men) will not allow to bo blasted. They say that when the Maoris first v rived on this coast, they stepped from their canoes on to these rocks; hence they have always been looked upon a» sacred. When matters were fully ex-, plained to the younger generation, 'they/ readily agreed to respect the wtahesf' of their elders. Each of these rocks, understands the Hawcra Star, beftfy § distinctive name, , FOB OFFICE USE. Many business men'know it* value, *a4 "S' lk ? » practice of keeping a 1/6 bottle or fclueniol for prompt use at ttolS Offices aa well as a bottle at hone. lalte iluewsol immediately upoji indications of u. sore throat or lnfluer—and dispel perms before they firmly established in the system. The'Taranaki Daily Xews is on the breakfast tables in places as far away from the publishing office as Patea, Hawera, Manala, Kapuni, Whakamajca, etc. We literally cover the whole ot the province by breakfast time. Business men of the province—let ui tell yow "tgrj to the publip every morsW