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It has been truly said that the early settlers require no memorial for if we look around we see their monuments. Unfortunately, however, the later day colonist does not look around, he is too much occupied in the rush of life or sport to think of those who braved all and left those dear to them to come and found our Dominion. They were our true Empire builders. Many have supplied records of their work elsewhere, but although Rangitikei is one of the oldest settlements, no record is in existence of the early settlers who made it. It is to record something of their personality, work and life that I have gathered a few facts about them, and although very meagre and unsatisfying, I determined to publish them, so that their part should not be forgotten. They lived the truly simple life, with little mone and indifferent markets, no means of transit except by bullock dray or boat; no roads, save Maori tracks or along river beds; living in Maori-built whares, yet they had stout hearts, and no doubt they dreamt dreams of the future of the country in the hands of their descendants. The Whanganui land was the first sale in the district, and described in Wakefield sA dventure, then the A wahou Block around Foxton, as shown on the map by a straight line running from the sea pastO marapapaku to theM anawatu river. These two blocks I have not touched on, but the next sale of Maori land, the Rangitikei-T urakina block is part of my theme. These blocks are all shown on the map, Old Rangitikei, which accompanies this volume, and which I have been able to publish by the great kindness and assistance of Mr. J. W. Marchant, late SurveyorG eneral. On the right side of the map is a plan of the earliest settlement in lower Rangitikei. At the Turakina side numbers are given and the early settlers names corresponding to the numbers are shown on the side. Most of the names and the blo
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