Mayor Island curiosities

A party which visited Mayor Island recently reports that bellbirds are very plentiful there (says the Tauranga correspondent of the New Zealand Herald). The party also inspected the famous giant pohutukawa tree, the base of which measures 32 feet in circumference, and attains a height of about 15ft before it branches. The spread is tremendous, and it is estimated to be double that of the large aspen tree opposite the Tauranga Post Office. This pohutukawa is associated with Maori history and is tapu. —

ODT,12.5.1922.

Miss Ivy Williams BCL MA, the first Englishwoman to be called to the Bar. — Otago Witness, 11.7.1922.