LIST OF NATIVES KILLED.

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Issue 17, 8 November 1860, Page 3

LIST OF NATIVES KILLED.

Name: Tribe: Wetini Taiporutu (Chief) Wharangi (Chief) Ngatiapakura Hakopa (Chief) Ngatikoura Tamu Ngatiruru Hikaraia Ngatihaua Hakopa Ngatikoroki Heneriko Te Urikopi Wirihana Wanganui Ngatikoroki Pari Ngatihaua Tamihana Ngatikoroki Harawira Ngatihaua Hirini Ngatikahukura Tamihana Ngatiruru Wharawhara Ngatihaua Tamati Ngatikahukura Hemi Karena Ngatiruru Harawira Ngatihaua Hakopa Twelve others whose names I have not obtained. Five prisoners badly wounded. One „ not wounded. ROBT. Parris, Assisant Native Secretary.

Pukekohe, Nov. Ist, 1860. To Mr. Partus : Friend, —I have heard the word about coming to fight me, that is very good; come on the land, and let us meet each otherj the sea is the place for fish to fight in. Come on the land that, we may stand on our feet; make haste, make haste, don't delay, That is all I have to say to you —make haste. From Wetixi Taiporutu, From POIJOKORU, From all the Chiefs of Ngatihaua J and Waikato. I

Extract from a Letter dated bth November, 1860, from Mr. Parris to the Native Secretary. "We left town this morning, 4 o'clock, 600 strong, under the command of the MajorGeneral, for the purpose oC taking possession of Mahoetahi and on our arrival we found it occupied by the rebels. On approaching the pa they opened fire us, which was warmly returned, and the sv.ward end of the pa soon taken. They at last went out cf the pa into the swamp the inland side of the pa, and there remained until Colonel Mould arrived with his party from Waitara, when they were betwixt

two fires, which cross-firing wounded some of our own m6n; after they had lost about 12 men they ran away under very heavy fire along the road leading to Huirangi and before they got to Waiongona ford, 10 or 12 more fell, and among them Wetini Taiporutu.

We followed thera to Huirangi, and found 4 on the road nearly dead, and there is no doubt a great many have got away badly wounded.

I recommended that the 3 Chiefs mentioned at the head of the list should be brought to town and buried, which the General sanctioned. We have brought in 4 prisoners badly wounded, 1 wounded in the leg, and 1 not wounded, from whom I got a list of the names enclosed.

I believe there are as many more, killed and wounded, not yet heard of.

We lost 4 killed:—2 Militia men (Rev. Mr. Brown's son and William Edgecombe's son, and 2 soldiers; 12 wounded—l only badly—from the cross-firing.

Wm. King's people were not present,