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OLD MAORI HOUSE RESTORED A tribute to New Zealand generosity appeared in a newspaper of the National Trust issued in London. The letter reports the restoration of the Maori house in the gardens of Clandon Park in the south of England made possible by the generosity of the New Zealand Government, the joint New Zealand shipping lines, the National Bank and the Bank of New Zealand. The Maori people themselves supplied the roof timbers shipped from New Zealand. The Maori house was an 18th century building at Wairoa. The eruption of a volcano badly damaged the dwelling and it remained half-buried for several years until the fourth Earl of Onslow, who was Governor-General at the time, had the debris transported to Clandon in 1886. It has been restored as nearly as possible to the original construction, with a thatched roof. Some carving and decoration still has to be done.

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Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 56

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OLD MAORI HOUSE RESTORED Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 56

OLD MAORI HOUSE RESTORED Te Ao Hou, June 1961, Page 56

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