AUCKLAND.
Native Affray at Hokianga.—lntelligence has reached us of a serious Maori affray which occurred a few days ago at Hokiauga, arising from one of those causes that in days s>oue by have often led to protracted war and much bloodshed. Repa, a native chief, wellknown here, and of some notoriety in Heke's wars, considering himself injured and insulted^ by a man who had taken liberties with one of his wives, vent in the usual Maori style to seek utu. Iv the course of the korevo he speared the offender through the body. This led to a general skirmish, each party flying to their muskets. The fatal result was that four were killed on the spot, and six or seven wounded. It is difficult to say what the consequences may be, hut the probability is that as the opposing parties fought, and blood was shed on each 'side, the matter will there tev-
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Lyttelton Times, Volume II, Issue 61, 6 March 1852, Page 7
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153AUCKLAND. Lyttelton Times, Volume II, Issue 61, 6 March 1852, Page 7
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