NATIVE TROUBLES AT PATETERE AND NAPIER.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2952, 16 June 1891, Page 2

NATIVE TROUBLES AT PATETERE AND NAPIER.

At daybreak on Saturday mi>rnin<r InKpoutur Emerson with Constables Lierrimati Wild, Jones and Cavanagh, left Oxford ill a special couch and proceeded to Ivakaho, Ilia settlement where Milnuui anil his wife reside, arriving there abuwt ll) a.id. There were about 30 native- altogether, but 111) resistance was mad.-, and tlio two prijonors were placed in I ho coach which left for Hamilton, arriving th"re at seven in the evening. The accused were brought up yesterday iiiiiniinu' before .Mr Jolin Knox, .T. L'. charged with the olfences as stated i 1 our Saturday's issue. Both admitted the charge. Air W. M. J lay who appeared on behalf of Mr R O. Rich applied for a remand for eight days which was grunted. Tlio female prisoner states that they are anxious to be prosecuted by the Company as tliey will then be able to air their grievances, but they have not the money to enter into a law suit for themselves. She was a part owner of the block in dispute, but never signed the deed nor gave her assent to the land going through the Court. The prisoners, who have with them a child about four years of age, were about to leave the Kukaho settlement on Saturday, but hearing that tlio police had arrived at Oxford on their way to arrest them, they decided not to leave, and ao give as little trouble as possible. The prompt action of Inspector Kmerson deserves groat praise, for hail the natives g. t away, they woird doubtless n-it have been in a hurry to surrender themselves into the J hands of justice. [FROM Ol"K OWN OOKKESrONIJIi.NT.J XAl'lKlt, Saturday. The natives atOmahu are still continuing ploughing. On Thursday, when Xoah tfuka returned, Broughton's natives persuaded him not to stop the men who were ploughing, and he said that ho would not. The natives are preparing to sow wheat on the ground that has been ploughed. Mrs Donnelly, who has a large interest in the land, has had 1-100 of her sheep turned mi the laud used by Broughtoiis. but none of her parly have gone near the place, nor attempted to interfere with the ploughing in any way. Constables visit the place daily.