THE QUEEN'S WRIT RUNNING.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4062, 29 August 1870, Page 2

THE QUEEN'S WRIT RUNNING.

Recently a party at the Thames, of whom ! we believe Mr. Turton, jun., was "one, obtained jivlgmenc against some natives. On : Friday night, a bailiff, backed by a number , of men; proceeded to execute judgment. They went to Te Moananui's settlement, and we believe were threatened with violence if they persisted. Going in a mob in the night to execute judgment at a native settlement is an exceedingly rash and bungling method of giving effect to the law. Instead of executing judgment by such means, a bailiff is more likely to get executed himself. Had the bailiff gone by himself in daylight, ac companied by an interpreter to represent matters properly, he would have been likely to succeed ; and, if not, he could have bided his time until a better opportunity presented itself. At all events, there is no need to risk a serious disturbance by injudicious attempts to carry the law into effect. Going in a body to a native settlement to execute a warrant is exactly the way to provoke resistance from the whole tribe. The men are looked upon aa a taua, or war party and treated accordingly.