QUESTIONS BY MR. FOX, M.H.R.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5415, 5 August 1878, Page 2

QUESTIONS BY MR. FOX, M.H.R.

Notice has been given by Mr. Fox of his intention to ask the Government on Wednesday next :

“1. Whether the Maori who assaulted and maltreated a woman at Opnnake about a year ago, and was rescued from the custody of the police (when being taken to prison) by a body of Maoris, has been recaptured and brought to justice ; and whether any proceedings have been taken against the Maoris who rescued him ; and, if not, whether the subject was brought under the notice of Titokowaru, Te Whiti, or other influential chiefs on the West Coast by the Native Minister at his late intercourse with them. Also, whether, if nothing has been done in the matter, ‘ now that peaceful relations h;ve been at last established, and the native race is no longer estranged,’ the Government intend to take any further steps to make the Queen's writ run, and to vindicate the power of the law in the case referred to ! I “3. Whether they have, during the recess, taken any steps to secure the capture of Winiata, who, after killing a man near Onehunga, escaped from custody, and is supposed to have taken refuge among the King natives ; and whether, if he has not yet been brought to trial, the Government is prepared to take steps to secure that event."