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remains of the first really Pakeha Maori, but which, 

 for some unaccountable reason, is still left undeveloped 

 and neglected, visited only by the wandering whalers 

 (in ever-decreasing numbers) and an occasional trim, 

 business-like, and gentlemanly man-o'-war, that, like a 

 Guardsman strolling the West End in mufti, stalks the 

 sea with never an item of her smart rig deviating by a 

 shade from its proper set or sheer. 



