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Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1916, Page 6

To the oast of Mataura, "amongst the Tuturau hills, where the last battle between the Maoris occurred, Mien Topi, of Ruapuke, defeated To Rauparaha's chief, Te Puoho, lies the valley of Waikana. On the flank of the hills, in a swampy paddock, there has recently boon brought to light the remains of a larg number of moas. This swampy flat u on the property of Mr. T. McKinnell, and was being drained. In the trench along its margin the owner observed some bones, which in years gone by were regarded by certain earlier ditchers as those of oxen. But Mr. McKinnell thought otherwise immediately he enrae across 'them, and, fortunately, sent a sample of them to the Otago University Museum. Recently Dr. Benham paid a visit to the locality. An afternoon was spent in excavating a small area, with the result that numbers of bones were secitred. The bone§ were found at about four feet below the surface, lying in a bed of peat about two feet thick. An area of some five square yards was dug over, and the bones of three species were recognised. Sp densely packed were they that leg bfmes of some 15 individuals were found in this limited space, as well as many other parts of the skeletons. Most of the bones were lying intermingled with one another, but a few were so placed as to suggest that a bird had met its death at the spothad been, perhaps, bogged there. No doubt this accumulation was that of centuries, as the bones present different degrees of discoloration by the peat. Some are but little darker than bone color, others are almost black, and most are dark brown. All are well preserved. CONSTIPATION MAY CAUSE COXSUMPTION. Many a case of consumption baa been caused by constipation. The poisons stored up in the bowels permeate the blood, weakening the system until the patient falls an easy victim to consumption germs. If your bowels will not act naturally assist them by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. A course of Chamberlain's Tablets will relieve the most obstinate case of constipation and strengthen the bowels to act naturally without assistance. Sold everywhere.