This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...conquer, thereby supplanting the former growth, and following the law of nature. The chief building material of Taranaki is the rimu, or red pine, and I have been surprised at the lasting nature of it when used for survey pegs. The rimu of Auckland is not a durable timber. The most useful and valuable timber in that ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...conquer, thereby supplanting the former growth, and following the law of nature. The chief building material of Taranaki is the rimu, or red pine, and I have been surprised at the lasting nature of it when used for survey pegs. The rimu of Auckland is not a durable timber. The most useful and valuable timber in that province is the kauri; and I cannot refrain from remarking upon the ruthless and improvident manner in which these magnificent forests of kauri are being felled or burnt down. Whatever may be brought forward in extenuation of this course, as there have been no corresponding adequate reserves made for the future exigencies of the colony, it is at a cost that will fall heavily on both town and country, to say nothing of its doubtful commercial bearing not to be surpassed in any other country. Half the kauri exported is from the Kaipara, possibly amounting in the aggregate to twenty million feet a year, and this without any apparent material gain. I have taken Te Aria as an authority upon the rimu of the north, as he has been the original or chief owner of the land on the southern banks of the Oruawharo river. He is at the present time the oldest chief of the native settlement here. He is active, although under the average in height, has a high forehead, is intelligent, quick in thought, decisive, possesses a good memory, and is a thorough business man, mechanic, etc. He labours under the disadvantage of being a little lame, having always walked with a staff since I have known him. A plan will be found of the old canoe which will need a little explanation. Where the bottom of the old canoe rests, taking this stratum of blue clay or sediment left by the flow and return of the tides, was exactly on the same line or level as that where the stone axes ...
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