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New Plymouth March 1st. 1851. Sir, I beg to forward the Police Report for the fortnight ending this day:- Sunday Parade at ten o'clock. H. Halse v. W. C. Day. Case - supplying spirituous liquors to one of the native race, named Hoera; adjourned. Posted letter to you by this day's Overland Mail to Wellington. Tamati te Ngahuru came to Barracks, He had seen Nopera and other natives, who had agreed to refer all future differences that might arise, from trespass of cattle belonging to Europeans, to him. Patrick Brothy found drunk, and locked up. Henry Love and James Carroll found drunk and disorderly, and locked up. Stewart v. Brothy; fined 5/- with costs. Medland v. Love and Carroll; fined 5/- with costs. All ordered to be locked up for 24 hours. Overland Mail left for Auckland. Police on duty in town. Prisoners liberated. Court Day. Adjourned case of last Monday again heard; judgement - defendant fined £2 with costs. Wiremu Erangi came into town, and in the presence of Captain King and two native assessors, declared his intention to keep his Reserve at Waiwakaiho. Henry love taken in charge for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and locked up. Stewart v. Love; judgement - ordered to be locked up for 7 days. Mr. Charles Davy, on his own responsibility, employed four town natives to go after and apprehend two Europeans, named John Moloany, a sawyer from Auckland, and Martin Gunnon, late Private in the 65th. Regiment, for obtaining two pounds from him under false pretences, on Wednesday last; and afterwards leaving for Whanganui. Overland Mail from Wellington. Hakopa returned from the Orokowai, where illness obliged him to employ another native to carry Mail on to Whanganui. Mamaku and other Whanganui Chiefs will shortly leave that river, with six War canoes, for the Pakaru and Tannui. General muster and drill. Sunday Parade. The "John Whiteley", Liddell, 2 days from Wellington; passengers - Mr. Smart, Mrs. Boulthrop, Mr. Palmer, Mr. James Gillam, Emily Ward; cargo - 100 bushels wheat and sundries. The "Lucy James", Joyce, 32 tons, from Kawhia, passenger - Mr. Joseph; cargo - 300 bushels wheat. I posted a letter to you. The "John Whiteley" sailed for Kawhia and Manukau; passengers - Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Davy and child, Miss Smart, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Palmer, Mary Ann Oliver. The "Lucy James" sailed for Wellington; passenger - Monsieur Pezant; cargo - 2 tons bran, 5 tons flour. Te Ngahuru came to Barracks about damage done to native crops by Mr. Wickstead's cattle, estimated 8/- paid. The "Diana"/"Hopkins," from Mokau; cargo - 50 bushels wheat, 14 pigs, and 4,000 feet sawn timber. Same sailed for Mokau, with native trade. Police on duty in town. At about 9 a.m. six canoes passed by the town and went to the Waiwakaiho. General muster and drill. I went to the Waiwakaiho, and found the Whanganui natives peaceably encamped on the Northern banks of that river. They leave for Puketapu on Monday next, and then to Waitara. The duties of the Police continue to be attended to, and all here is quiet. I have the honour to be Sir Your most obedient humble servant (Signed) H. Halse Sergt. To:- D. McLean Esq. Inspector of Police.

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