Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3231, 15 June 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

Moss,M.H.R.' ; Auckusd, Saturday. ■, . Mr Moss's, M.H.K. was. accorded a vote of con6derioo; at Parnell. . He , further borrowing, and wasTOivinced Government would attempt to raise a further, loan when the present wns expended. accepted. tlie improvement in, exports ■: and general trade, as a sign of return-; ■' ing prosperity, and was hopeful for , s /. •; the future, ' . . The Maon Shooting Case. j Napibr, June 11 Karauvia is Btill alive, but iB not; - expected to live. He has made the Mowing depositions in the presence of the prisonerAt toe o'clock this morning I and my people got up^ ; < to feed our horses. After the' horeef^c; had been fed I harnessed up four., teams. We tinislied our breakfast at n half past five, and I led one of the teams and the men tiie others. Wo went to the place whero we-were going 'to plough. At G o'clock ploughs lmd started, and my plough | . was • ahead, but after that I allowed y: another to get slowly ahead of me; I > went'on after them, and there'were . j ' two. othev'ploughs clo£e to mine. , Near the turning I saw Waatura ' Wi coming, and when I turned my • 1 plough the prisoner came up and saluted me. He said, "Tenaltoe, -"' r "

I have something to Bay to you.'l _ :)■, said, " Say'on." Waatura said " Stop your' ploughing." I said ' tobitn, 'Give the reason,' Hero- : plied, 1 The only, reason is you're to I stop ploughing,'. I said ' Twill not stop,' When I said to him that I' j will not stop, I saw him take his j, hand with a pistol from his pocket. When I saw jt I ran behind the j horses. While I was .running away . he fired the pistol, and the bullet, j struck me in the back, I ran to other side of the fence and hefol* .j lowed me, Waatura Wi was on horseback, when he was firing at me. ' j When I got a little distance away j from the fence Waatura went away ■ 1 to fire at the men I had left behind. ' J My men ran behind tbo horses. j When Waatura Wi got on one side 4. of the horses, the men ran. to the other side of the fence, but the weapon was not then fired, We ran in this difection (Donnelly's) and 1 Waatura made for the gate. When j: I got nearly on to the road, some of my friends cried out," There's Waa. ■ tun; lie's got on ta the road; he is j galloping on with the revolver in his hind." I then ran for a fence that was close to me. When I get to the other sideof the fence, Waatura camo ■ up, He dismounted and ran after 1110.~ I was not able to run account of the effect of the first shot he had done me. I then called to \ him to stop. He said' No,' and ran j up alongside of the, and fired ngaiiL 1 with tbo small revolver (produce®- ! The bullet struck me in the left side. ' j I Ho fired again, but missed, I sprang i at him and we closed. I threw him ! down, and I succeeded in getting- the J 1 revolver from him. After some time ! my wife came up. I told her to j come quickly aud hold Waatura. j Another woman then come forward, : Miriama. At this time I had got ' the revolver from Waatura, I 1 thought of turning round and shoot« ' ing him, but then I thought it would bo better to leave it to the law. At ' this time Waatura took a large revolver (produced) in his hand. Miriama took the revolver from him, | The time I got the small revolver " I discharged the bullets in it in the 5 air, and struck Waatura on the head ■* ! with the butt. At this.time a boy | named Taka came up. Waatura was ' then held, aud I came away on the ! boy's horse, Thgse who were ploughing with my party wore Taylor, Wheta | Tomoana, and Eria Karauria (his ' brother). My friends present when ' I left Waatura Wi, wero Taku '• Miriama and To Hare, I gave the .... small revolver to the women. A? In reply to questions by the pri'sonqL I Karauria denied that he had received ) warning not to go on the land until 1 the sitting of tho Land Court. The ■ prisoner is considerably - knocked ) about the head by tho butt of tho ) pistol. Karauria's father was a great • 5 Chief. He mot his death by a pistol 1 shot in tho war in 1868, whilst 1 fighting with the Native allies at 1 Poverty Bay. - . -

Saturday. Waatara Wi, charged with intent to kill, at the E.M. Court, was remanded for eight days. His victim spent a fair night and oxhibited 110 unfavorable symptoms, There is no immediato danger.