EXPLORER AND BLACKS.

Evening Star, Issue 14044, 27 April 1909, Page 7

EXPLORER AND BLACKS.

The Wcetralian Government explorer. Mr F. H. Hamt, recentlv made some iiirther sensational .natemenlr, in rco-ard to the natives near the Xcw Warburton Range.

Retemng to hio conflict with blacks r.omo time ago, Mr Ha:m said: '-Had I r.hot the ulack with the «d band I would have cut his head off and sent the skull to Mr i. Brookman, of Perth, who asked me to hand him, one, as a friend of his in London wanted one. I was very sorrv t.iat I roukl not send him the fo'ur. but later on I yot him a splendid one." TV Goveriiirent instructed the' C-ommksioner o; 1 olice and Mr Gale (Protector of Abori-giiu-r-,) to inquire into the matter. In a - letter published on April 14 Mr Hann, writing f ro m his camp, near Laverton. on April 10. said: "With due respect to .Mr ( Tr .le and the Commicfiioner of Police, I am only sorry I did not shoot the black I chniui most ccrtainlv have cut off his hesd and nroapht it in had I killed him. i hope I will have the pleasure of « yet, and thew of his three friends also! ii a ' e !t , thill a' that I was going to allow a. 1 lai-kfellcw to take mv life, and 1-e mzda beef of for them without a co for them? Those blacks will have to be taurnt a very lecson, or ther will kill a 10., of people on that route vet. I wrote a full account of it to the Survevor(K.nflral at my camp the night before f a ot hack to Laverton from that trip on -November 4 last. I tcld him that. I thought it right that it should he pnblished He wrote back to me, ajid said that the townsMople could not understand what a man had to co thrcush on a trip I wanted it pnblished, so that anyone who m.i7ht be going that way would be on the ook-out. There is no man hero kinder to bbeks than I am. When out I always take things to give away, and I always feed them. It is all very well for people thousands of miles away to talk. It will'be of no use any inquiry being made, as the Surveyor-General lias the true account. 1 fully thought my other two reports would have been published before this, as they were true and reliable. I am sure Mr tirookman will laugh when he sees it."