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a fine collection of things almost impossible to replace kept in a very 

 combustible building. Surely New Zealand has more of these fire- 

 traps to her discredit than any other country. 



We found Mr. A. Hamilton, the Director, who welcomed us 

 most cordially and proceeded to show us many interesting things, 

 among them a collection of Cook relics from the Bullock Museum 1 



149. MEAT HOOK. 



150. PHALLIC STONE DAGGER(?). 



151. MAORI FLUTES. 



containing many choice things : feather cloaks and capes, a small 

 feather Kukailimoku, a helmet and a hat of foreign shape but cov- 

 ered with Hawaiian feathers ; of these we have photographs by the 

 kindness of the Director ; Tongan club of exquisite workmanship; 

 meat hook (Fig. 149) of unknown origin; phallic stone dagger 

 ([?]Fig. 150); carved Maori flutes, one double (Fig. 151); Maori 



'Among his possessions Mr. Hamilton showed us a priced copy of the 

 sale catalogue of this old museum with the prices obtained for these very 

 relics in the early part of the last century. 



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