NEW PLYMOUTH.
September 29
With reference to Danielle' story re his encounter with the Maoris at Rahohu, it may be stated that Danielle is a respectable man, and his story is perfectly reliable. He could have no object in inventing it. Danieils, with his brother, has recently purchased land at Rabotau, and they were engaged until the event happened in preparing their land for tillage. They had several men employed fencing their land. Danieils is not a man to be frightened by one or two Maoris, being powerfully built, neither is he one who is likely to invent a story of the kind. His statement can no doubt be easily verified if necessary. Danieils, it is believed, came from Wanganui. Referring to Mr Parris' contradiction concerning Titokowaru's people leaving their settlement for Parihaka, the Taranaki Herald says :—" We obtained our information from Mr Edmonds, the architect, who says he saw the natives with their bullock carts inland of Normanby on the road to Parihaka. On reaching Normanby Mr Edmonds mentioned the circumstances to Mr M'Grcgor, the landlord of the Normanby Hotel, who informed him that the natives had left Mawhitiwhiti with Titokowaru for Parihaka." Mr Edmonds (late of Wellington) is a thoroughly reliable authority.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18810929.2.18.6
Bibliographic details
Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3199, 29 September 1881, Page 3
Word Count
204NEW PLYMOUTH. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3199, 29 September 1881, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in