British Deer Heads. 
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NEW ZEALAND RED DEER. 
There are several different herds of red deer in New Zealand. Those 
represented are, with one exception killed in the Rakaia, South Canterbury, 
from North Otago. This herd is descended from two stags and five hinds which 
were presented to the Otago Acclimatisation Society by the Earl of Dalhousie 
in 1870. Their descendants are the only deer in New Zealand claiming pure 
Scottish descent. It is interesting to compare their, heads with those from 
Invermark (Nos. 8 and 9). The Rakaia herd, descended from Stoke deer, was 
only established in 1897. None was killed until 1907. New Zealand measure 
ments make Mr. Williams' head rather longer than those given. 
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