ANOTHER NORTHERN SQUABBLE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 299, 15 September 1888, Page 5

ANOTHER NORTHERN SQUABBLE.

Tiu; ".Northern Luminaiy" of September 8 has the" following :— " Unless the matter of ownership of logs at Waikare is soon brought to an amicable settlement, theie is every probability of the late Porote cases of manslaughter amongst the native s being again enacted, bub this time between two sections, of the Waikare natives, one halt of whom uphold Air Lane's claim to the logs, which he is desirous of getting to his mill, while the oHier half demand no less than £250 foi the right of certain privileges, which they leased to Mr Curtis, his heirs and assigns for ten 1 years, and Mr Lane leleased. We understand that during the past fortnight, many bitter feuds have taken place, and at one time some natives threatened to throw Mr L-ine in the creek. They have pulled down his ti-tree fences, blown up some monster logs, etc., while a white man named Larry Alymer i.-> leported to have not only ill-advised the natives but carried away gear and tackle belonging to Lane, which charge he has to answer at Russell. The natives are to be sued by Mr Lane at Russell for ClOO compensation (as damage done. Ibis an unfoibunate oecuiTenuo tor the owner of the mill, who has had many losses to contend with ot late, and now no soonei than he gets the machinery in working oidrr aftei the lire oi 12 month's ago, it is moie unfortunate that he cannot get his own logs to the mill. We tiusfc this last ' baf tie of the logs' M r ill soon be settled."