fREATMENT OF ABORIGINALS.
MELBOURNE, April 12. The Rev. Dr. Rentoul, a personal friend >f Mr. Maleolmson's, supports the later's statements regarding the slavery of : Vest Australian natives, and his allegaions of crue.'ty. He says they are not xaggerated, and that they refer to re- ," ent and present events, and are backed ! iy most explicit and detailed evidence. ' , (Received 8.12 ajn.) LONDON, April 12. The West Australian Agent-General, n a letter to the ''Times," reviews the \ egislation dealing with the natives, and { ays that Mr. Malcolmson is free to odge complaints on the spot as to any [ < niringement of the law. He adds that | i han the Australian squatter, as a cdass, \ i here is no better or finer type of Briton. ! i (Received 10.11 a.m.) i MELBOURNE, this day. • Sir John Forrest warmly repudiates i Ir. Malcolmson"s charges. I '
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 88, 13 April 1904, Page 7
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