WAIROA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1092, 15 October 1869, Page 2

WAIROA.

pffBQU A COEBESPOKDBNT.] Clyde, October 9, 1869. ' The only news firom this place is of a pain- | ful nature. I regret to have to record the j death, by accident, of one of the Armed Constabulary. Yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, as a man named Edward Cornish was riding through the main street of the township, the horse made a swerve towards the verandah of Mr. Carter's store; the rider was unable to control him, and the horse rushed under the verandah at full gallop, the man"s head coming in contact with the top. One side of his head was completely flattened, and he died in about half an hour afterwards. An inquest was held this morning, when the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above. The native I wrote you as having escaped from the lock-up, a week or two back, is still at large, and no steps have been taken to re-capture him. I allude to the native Waata. This course must have a very bad effect upon the native mind, more particularly as regards the tribe to which he belongs (the Ngatikurupakiaka's) who are well known not only to the Europeans, but also to the natives, as the most disreputable characters in the district. They are always ready to steal, fight, or do anything to create i a disturbance. The nomination is just about to take place. Mr. Kinross will be nominated, and, there is no doubt, returned without opposition.