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TUTIRA 



exit ; secondly, westwards along the base of the Natural Paddock hill ; 

 thirdly, in a southerly direction towards the Race Course flat. A 



Tutira lake as it is. 



cant, therefore, quite inconsiderable in a volcanic region would have 

 allowed an escape west or south. 



The future of the lakes on present lines of geology is as certain 



Tutira lake as it will be. 



as their past is puzzling and obscure. Where their waters now roll, 

 will be steep hillsides and firm ground. Even in my time hundreds 

 of thousands of tons of slips and silt have noticeably filled up the 



