ESCAPED MAORI PRISONERS.
Major Euwabds, the Resident Magistrate at Otaki, arrived in town on Tuesday, bringing intelligence of the capture of five more of the Maori prisoners who escaped from the hulk 'Manukau,' on the night of the 21st nlt. These five were captured by a small party of "friendlies," led by a man named lloepa. The " friendlies" were proceeding along the beach at Pukakariki, on the morning of Monday last, when they espied some of the runaways. They at once gave chase;* and captured live, whom they marched off in triumph to Major Edwards. The Major ordered them to keep a strict guard over their prisoners, and, after several fruitless eflorts to find a cart in which to forward them to town, rode in himself, and informed the authorities of the capture. The Native Commissioner, on hearing the intelligence, started for Otaki, and, on arriving at Paikakoriki, found the prisoners safely housed in an outbuilding of Mr. Elkin's establishment. Ultimately a cart was procured, and they were brought down to town last night— Wellington ludeptll lent, February 8.
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New Zealander, Volume XXIV, Issue 2604, 17 February 1866, Page 3
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179ESCAPED MAORI PRISONERS. New Zealander, Volume XXIV, Issue 2604, 17 February 1866, Page 3
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