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40.—Tomahawk. Wairoa, North Island, New Zealand. 



Of gritty argillyte, with chisel edge. Dimensions 3f " x 

 lH"xir. (Plate 28.) 

 41. — Tomahawk. Chatham Island, New Zealand. 



Of andesite ; with chisel edge, of Moriori make. Dimensions 

 3£" x 1 H" x - X V- (Plate 26.) 

 42. — Tomahawk. Tammatawiwi, New Zealand. 



Of gritty argillyte. Of smaller size than usual, with sharp 

 chisel edge. Weight 2£ ozs. Dimensions 3§" x 1 J" x £". 

 (Plate 28.) 



43. — Fragment of Tomahawk. Moa Hunter's Gamp, South 

 Rakaia, New Zealand. 

 Andesite. Weight 13 ozs. Dimensions 4-iV x 2 J" x f". 



44. — Chisel for Carving. Hokianga, New Zealand. 

 Of jade, "Greenstone" or pounamu. (Plate 25.) 



44a. — Split Pebble Scraper. Moa Hunter's Camp, South 

 Rakaia, New Zealand. 

 Dimensions 3H" x 3- x V x tV". 

 44b. — Obsidian or Tuhua. Found by Mr. J. Webster on thfr 

 Sandhills opposite Tammatawiwi, Hokianga, New 

 Zealand. Brought from the south part of the Northern 

 Island for making knives. 



44c. — Obsidian Chips (6). Moa Hunter's Camp, South Rakaia,. 

 New Zealand. 



45. — Tomahawk. Louisade Islands, New Guinea. 



Of diorite ; well formed, originally this was apparently 

 smooth or polished from end to end. It is weathered and 

 pitted by the removal of felspar crystals, and is therefore of 

 some antiquity. Weight 15). 13^ ozs. Dimensions 7" x 2§" 

 xlf". (Plate 29.) 



46.— Tomahawk. Louisade Islands, New Guinea. 



Nos. 46 to 50 are apparently composed of an indurated' 

 diabase tuff, and were, together with Nos. 45, 52, and 53, col- 



P— Avfuvt 1, ISM. 



