Two quaint articles from the Sohnnan Islands have found a the Dominion Museum. One is a, lar <1 ilint implement, once used foi hoiin ra holes in the sides of canoes or plank. - The other is a curiously formed llmt in its natural shape, ornamented on the surface with characteristic pa Cll- - flint which comes from the island of Guadalcahar, was embedded nr the o-arden of the village to ensure good yields of the crops. After a time, by observation of the amount of earth that had silted around the base ot the stone, the natives believed they could estimate
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2658, 13 November 1909, Page 5
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100Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2658, 13 November 1909, Page 5
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