COST OF RUA RAIDS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1721, 5 June 1917, Page 2

COST OF RUA RAIDS.

Jill,-i Hepipi|i;i, ui henvisc known ns Rtin llemma, the Maori “prophet," Jins cos I Mow Zealand a very considerable sum of money. Charyes of. using seditious language were preferred against him, but he interned himself in the fastnesses of the I'revvera, country, at a place called Mauiigapoliatvia, and for some months defied tlie authorities. .Eventually' he was arrested in his stronghold, after a gim-tiyht .between the police and his folio and was eventually sentenced at the Supreme Court at Auckland on the original charge of having used seditious language, and also with having procured a number of Natives. Jo murder members of the Police Force by discharging loaded firearms at them with intent to resist his arresM Kua's trial at Auckland cost the Dominion no less a sum than £1,949 11s sd, melding witnesses’ expens-T es, jurors’ expenses, and legal expenses. Arising out of the hearing were heard a number of charges of perjury against some of his witnesses. these were heard at Hamilton, and cost £656 7s Bd, bringing ythe total cost of Rua up to £2,605 19s Id. That amount does not include the cost of the police expedi- j tions sent to arrest him at Maungapohatua, and which may easily run into another £I,OOO. “ w