AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 683, 18 February 1852, Page 4

AUCKLAND.

Native Affray at Hokianga.—lntelligence has reached us of a serious Maori affray which occurred a few days ago at Hokianga, arising from one of those causes that in days gone by have often led to protracted war and much bloodshed. Repa, a native chief, wellknown here, and of some notoriety in Heke’s wars, considering himself injured and insulted by a man who had taken liberties with one of his wives, went in the usual Maori style to seek utu. In the course of the korero he speared the offender through the body. This led to a general skirmish, each party flying to their muskets. The fatal result was that four were killed on the spot, and six or seven wounded. It is difficult to say what the consequences may be, but the probabi'ity is that as the opposing parties fought, and blood was shed on each side, the matter will there terminate, and a reconciliation take place. The influence of Tamati Waka, who is nearly related to both parties, will probably do much towards promoting peace. Repa himself was shot through the head. He will not be much regretted among bis own people as he has long been a troublesome and dissolute man. —New Zealander, Feb. 4. Successful Whaling at Hawke’s Bay. —1 he Antelope and Eliza, coasting vessels, arrived in our port on Sunday, bringing 44 tuns ol sperm oil, being portion of 120 tons recently obtained at the whaling stations of Captain Salmon and Mr. Ellis. The oil is worth £5O per ton here, so that it is a very valuable “ take ;” and, we hope and anticipate, only the forerunner of still greater success, as the whales from which this quantity was procured were only part of a large number which had entered the bay. We are informed that whales are at present very numerous along the coast, so that ve trust our colonial brig Maukin when she starts on her first whaling trip, will not be obliged to proceed very far from home before she fills up.— Ibid,