OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF THE NATIVES AT TE WAIROA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2083, 12 November 1885, Page 2

OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF THE NATIVES AT TE WAIROA.

TllF natives of To Wairoa, the settlement on Lake Taiaw era, committed a breach of the peace r>n Saturday which is likely to bring them into trouble. It wcmi they lud leased the house known as the Teiraco Hotel to the Lite Mr li. Ui.ih.un for a term of ye.u-. On Mrs Ui.ilum going to the liotel e.ulior in tlie week to make prepara turns for the. tourist season, they told her (hat they wished to re-enter, but on Friday it mm-. nn.inged that Mr-t (irahain should letum po-isossion until ceit.un niatteis in dispute had been ananged by the Supreme Cnuit tnv*tee. Tint night, however, some nati\e? got into the house, and .it 5 o'clock in the morning they Inoke into Mrs (liah.im's bed room, the door of which had been b.uiicAded, .uid tried to pject her. Her cries brought nneral persons to her aid, including Sophia, the Kiude, and Mi-> (fraham managed toescajx 1 . The n.iti\ei then proceeded to smash the door-> and window-.. Oon^t iblo Abrahams airived fioin Kotoru.i during the day, and on Sunday nioi rung endeavoured to arrest the piincipal olfendeis, when a rough and tumble endued. The constable, together with a few Kmopean-. who as-,i-,ted him, was conMdci.ihly mauled about, and with difficulty iii.ui.igod to escape to Ohinemutu. Subsequently the lingleadeis were given up, and on Monday they were brought befoie Mi .TohiiMin and l)r (finders, J.P , .uid leinanded, on b.til.