EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1841, 23 August 1906, Page 3

EAST COAST NEWS.

HARE MATENGA. (Special to Times.) August 19. Tho woathor for tho past wook has boon vory bad and has considerably hamporod Detective Broberg and bis mate in the search for tho Maori out law. Tho conditions of tho search aro vory trying, as it lias to bo ooiiducled in a series of Hying camp*, which moans that food, touts and blankets bavo got to bo swagged through tho bush, which is a vory difficult task at

any time, and is ospocially inoro so since tho last heavy snow-storm which caused a lot of limbs to fall and break down tho scrub. From what 1 cau hoar Dotoctivo Broberg lies now got a thorough grasp of tho situation, and with liis experieuco I might vonturo to atato that an important development may tako placo any day. De-

tective Broberg is a vory cool and determined officer, as aro also his supporters Constable McAllistor and Mr J. Earle, and with a firm hand it is not hard to anticipate what tho outcome will be. Tho chief characteristic of the trio so far is tho spirit of determination shown, and if in tho ond capture should fail it will not be for the want of hard trj ing. Regarding tho reward of £SO or £IOO that is being advocated, I wish to again empihasise the uselessness of such a small amount. What is w'anted is a substantial reward or none at all, and if the Department consider tho advisability of offering a reward it would do well to consult their own officers who have had tho opportunity of know si ing what tho task is bsforo tho amount is fixed. However, there is ono certainty, and that is that if tiioro is a reward offorod it will bo tho pakoha who will most likely respond—that is if it is encouraging enough.