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Page 103
... eel population ; and if you bring Maoris and eels into contact you will have action , but not work . When the months with " r " in them came round and the eels were out , the grub - getting and eel - catching were tremendous . The great ...
... eel population ; and if you bring Maoris and eels into contact you will have action , but not work . When the months with " r " in them came round and the eels were out , the grub - getting and eel - catching were tremendous . The great ...
Page 128
... eels , lobsters and water - rats , the latter apparently of a different kind from the tree - rats which built the great round nests of holly - bark on high shrubs or on the wide branches of the hollies themselves . Flounders , too ...
... eels , lobsters and water - rats , the latter apparently of a different kind from the tree - rats which built the great round nests of holly - bark on high shrubs or on the wide branches of the hollies themselves . Flounders , too ...
Page 135
... eels of the days of the Silent Nine will have been followed by many generations of other big eels , now safe from the deceptive huhu grub bobs . Wallace Beach will be deserted ; for it is a weary time since old Harry Finley was carried ...
... eels of the days of the Silent Nine will have been followed by many generations of other big eels , now safe from the deceptive huhu grub bobs . Wallace Beach will be deserted ; for it is a weary time since old Harry Finley was carried ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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