THE EXECUTION ON THE ' BEAGLE.'
[reutek's special calogram.] i In the House of Commons, Mr Gorst, m calling attention to the execution of Taurua, a South Sea native, by order of the comtnaador of Her Majesty's schooner Beagle, moved that instructions be issued defining the authority of naval officers m similar cases. The Government exonerated the officers of the Beagle, and the First Lord of the Admiralty said, if desired, specific instructions should be issued.
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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 957, 10 August 1878, Page 2
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75THE EXECUTION ON THE ' BEAGLE.' Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 957, 10 August 1878, Page 2
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