REPORTED FIGHT NEAR OPOTIKI.
Mb. W. Ma ib, Resident Magistrate at Taupo, and Mr. T. H. Smith, Civil Commissioner at Maketu, arrived in the 'Queen,' on Saturday, from Maketu, vifl, Tauranga. They left the former place at a late hour on Wednesday night, and they state that shortly previous to their departure a report reached them from Opotiki that an attack bad been made on the native stronghold by the Waikato militia and our native allies, which, had been completely successful ; that the pa or pas had been taken without loss to us ; and that a number of the rebels had been taken prisoners. The report was brought to Maketu by a European named Hillman, who was sent for by Mr. Smith and Mr. Mair, but who did not come to them. It is possible that these events, or something like them, may have taken place, but we are not inclined to put implicit trust in the story. In the event of a 6ght, it might have been expected that some of the officers at Opotiki would have instantly communicated with Mr. Smich or Mr. Mair at Maketu ; and another reason for doubt is that Colonel Lyons had resolved to wait the return of the ' Sturt ' with the company of the Ist Waikatos which had been escorting the Maori prisoners to Auckland, before assuming the offensive.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2675, 12 February 1866, Page 5
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226REPORTED FIGHT NEAR OPOTIKI. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2675, 12 February 1866, Page 5
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