THE MAORI TRAGEDY AT KAWAKAWA.
[by telegraph.—OWN correspondent.] Gisbor.ve, Monday. Kawakawa, the scene of the Maori tragedy, is in a most isolated position. It is situated 30 miles from Port Awanui. It is reached by a rough track, which it is unsafe to traverse at night. Later particulars show that the body of the dead man Houkamana was found to be considerably knocked about. There was a dent and bruise over the left eye, and a slight cut over the eyebrow. The head had been bleeding freely. There was a large bruise ever the left hip, and numerous smaller bruises on various parts of the body. Much blood had flown from the nose and mouth, and the face was disfigured. The skull was not fractured.
Constables Smith and Gerrard reached Kawakawa at nine o'clock yesterday morning, after smart travelling. An inquest will be held to-day, Mr. E. H. Henderson, J.P., acting as coroner. Sergeant Siddells this morning received instructions to despatch a medical man to Kawakawa, and Dr. Williams left for that place this afternoon.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11540, 27 November 1900, Page 5
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175THE MAORI TRAGEDY AT KAWAKAWA. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11540, 27 November 1900, Page 5
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