The Mokau Survey
- ♦ (pee united press association.) New Plymouth, This Day. The following are the part culars with reference to the surveyors being turned hack by natives : — Mr Skeet and a party of surveyors went on Saturday last towards the store depot situated at Taangnrukau, and when within two miles of it met the man in charge, who reported that a number of natives hud lold him to clear out or he would be shot. The natives then at once took possesion of the store and commenced to help themselves to the provisions. They told the man if he returned they would shoot him, or if any of the surveyors came they would be dealt with in a similar manner. The man was consequently compelled to leave the store, and ou telling his sto y to Mi' Skeet and party they deemed it prudent not to proceed further.
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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 20, 19 February 1884, Page 2
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148The Mokau Survey Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 20, 19 February 1884, Page 2
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