SERIOUS NATIVE ROW

Waikato Times, Volume 2641, Issue 2641, 15 June 1889, Page 2

SERIOUS NATIVE ROW

A MAN SHOT,

(BY TKLEGUAFH.— I'KKfiS ASSOCIATION'.) Naimkh, Friday. There has been a serious outcome to the Oinahu dispute. Donnelly's natives have bei?n ploughing Uroughton's land, and having fiu'.sbed one paddock entered into another early this morning. The leader of the party was Turanga Karanria, Mrs Donnelly's brother. He was shot by a native of Broughton's party, A message received from Oinahu states that Taurang.i is still alive ; he received two shots in the stomach. Mr Preece, K.M., has gone to take his depositions, and nine constables aro out on the spot. Affairs are now quieter,

Tt)t) Napier Daily Telegraph snys the ahivst natural outcome of tho weakness of the Government in dealing with the Omahu intertribal dispute was the affray this morning. It will be remembered that the final decision of the Rennta Will case was that the position of the claimant* should remain in statu quo. pending an appeal to the Privy Council. Notwithstanding this, ons set of claimants entered on Broughton's laud, and then commenced the dispute, which ended in Mrs Donnelly and others being committed for trial. Following on this Broughton and his party were committed for trial for ejecting Mrs Donnelly's people. So it was in.ido to appear to the natives that both sides were right and both sides wrong, and this was a, direct encouragement to do as they liked. Mrs Donnelly's natives have been ploughing up land claimed by Brighton, and this has caused such intense irritation that when Tnranga, Karauriiv, (Mrs Donnelly's brother), and a lot of others entered on a fresh field this morning with ploughs and teams, the affray occurred, in which To Wata Rani shot Turanga in the stomach. We lmld the Native Department responsible for all these troubles.