NATIVE OUTRAGE NEAR NAPLES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 39, 15 February 1881, Page 2

NATIVE OUTRAGE NEAR NAPLES.

Napiek, Tuesday. Another c.ise of Maori Bggression is reported from Tekitiki, on The Patea road. Renata's people are again aggressing. Kennedy was surveying land for the Governmeut on Donnelly's aud Hiraka's station, when a party of thirteen men and six women of ltenata's hapu came up, and without giving any warning to the surveyors, went to the homestead and ransacked it. Finding nothing there they proceeded to Kennedy's hut, mil seized all the surveyor's instruments, boolo, and blankets Kennedy sent a Maori messenger to Hiraka, but Eenata's party met, stripped and maltreated him, and sent him rjiick. Kenuedy then came to the camp and ropi vted the matter. A lire occurred at Ougp.onga on Friday. While a thrething machine, owned by Bridge, was at v.oth at live slacks of cats belonging lo Lieut Colonel llerrick, a fire commenced in the further stack, and the flumes spreaii quickly. The five stacks, threshing machine, and elevator were totally destroyed. The oats were valued at £200, and were insured for £70 in the National and the threshing machine for ,€2OO in the North British. A body quite unrecognizable was found in tbu Monguna Creek neir Pohia yesterday. Westpoiit, Tuesday. An inquiry into the mishap to the Charles Edward was held to-day. Captain Whitwell gave evidence as to the vessel striking, and that tho watertight compartment alone saved the vessel from total loss. A crack five feet lcDg and two inches wide was found in the plates under the fore hold and engine-room compartments, which has been repaired, and the steamer Bails for Nelson to night.