LATEST FROM TAUKANGA.
The " Tauranga Argus," of March 30, states that "Mr Clarke came in yesterday evening, and brings intelligence that the Native Contingent, under Major M'Dotmell, attacked one, of the Hau-hau pas on Thursday, about eight miles from Rotorua camp, and took it, killing numbers of the Hau-haus, eight bodies of which were found on the field. Most of these infatuated men are Natives from the Waikato. There were no casualties, we are happy to say, on our side —not even a scratch. This is glorious intelligence. "BangiWeia, March 25, 1867. " A Native woman arrived here yesterday from the Thames, via Kati Kati, and reports that the Ngatimaru are busily employed in conveying all their movable effects up the Piakos, and have or intend upon the arrival of Tupaia to join the Hau-haus, and give the Arawas a thrashing. A day has been named to attack the Waikato settlements, Wanganui, Taranaki, Napier, Tauranga, Eotorua, and Opotiki. The same woman reports that Mr Mackay endeavored to form the Ngatimaru tribe into a Native Contingent similar to the Arawas, but that they would not listen to his overtures, and said they would not fight against their own blood (thereby meaning any Native who has sympathy with the Hauhaus). If this news is any good to you, you are welcome to make use of it. " I am, yours truly, "F. Johnson."
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Press, Volume XI, Issue 1377, 6 April 1867, Page 3
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