THE PUKEKURA NATIVE EJECTMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1858, 3 June 1884, Page 2

THE PUKEKURA NATIVE EJECTMENT.

Major Green, Sheriff of Auckland, and Mr Timothy Howard, his bailiff, proceeded to the Mangapiko Dative settlement on the Pnkuknra block on Saturday morning last for the purpose of directing the pulling down of the uative wharea on the land there. It will* be remembered that some few weeks ago the sheriff handed over possession of the Pukekura and Puahoe properties to Mr E. B. Walker, who holds power tyf attorney from the lessees, Messrs Grico and Benn. Though the natives were then informed that they remained on the land at the pleasure of Mr Walker, and that that gentleman was empowered by law to, at any time, pull down their 'vhares s and seize all their property, they have ever since continued to iguore what was then told them. On Saturday when the sheriff and party, consisting of Mr E. B. Walker and about a dozen of his men, arrived at the Pukekura settlement it was altogether deserted. They proceeded at once to pull down all the whares. They then proceeded to the Mangapiko settlement, A small number of natives were still in occupation. Some of the women, one carrying a baby at her breast, leaned against the door of the priucipal whare by way of obstructing the entrance of the party, who lemoved the door with a crow-bar. The men indifferently looked on, and while the women were stopping up the doorway some of the party effected an entrance through a window at the back. A chain was immediately attached to the ridge poll, and a horse yoked to it at the other end. After a good pull the building fell in and became a total wreck. It happened that a fire had been left burning in the whare, and soon after the roof fell in smoke was seen issuing from the debris, ami in a few minutes the whole was burned up. It is not likely that Mr Walker will permit the natives to again erect whares on the land.

A not'cc bv the Te Awamutu poundkeeper appears in anothor column. " - ' A large Shropshire ewe, tlie property of Captain Adams, of Penylan, had eight lambs born on March 4. The .first lamb, was alive, and is doiue^ well, the other seven were well formed, but were born dead.