A linen handkerchief 100 years old was displayed at Akaroa recently. This was procured from a sailor on H.M.S. Britomart, whose commander. Captain Stanley, visited Akaroa on August 11, 1840, to hoist the flag al Green's Point when the Magistrates. Murphy and Robinson, exercised the first .act of sovereignty over the South Island. The handkerchief, or neck cloth, is of linen, about 18 inches square and red, with a white floral design round the edges. It is now in the possession of Mr G. E. Murray, of Kinloch. Little River, whose late wife was a granddaughter of James Wright, known as the Baron of Whakamoa, who was whaling at Whakamoa in' 1842. How James Wright came into possession of this relic is not known. The handkerchief is in a wonderful state of preservation.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 September 1940, Page 8
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