MISSING INDIAN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23050, 30 May 1938, Page 8

MISSING INDIAN

SEARCH AT TAIIABOiiIf WEATHER HAMPERS POLICg^ DRAGGING OF LAKE STARTED SAND HILLS AGAIN COMBED-: - [bt telegraph —own correspondent! '■ KAWHIA, Sunday " Tho mystery of the disappearance the night of May 7 from Taharoa, a ' small Maori settlement 15 miles 6outh of Kawhia, of the Indian store assistant, Dalu Desai, aged about 42, is still 1 unsolved. The search for the missing Indian has I: been hampered during the week-end by f| heavy rain and boisterous weather in the Kawhia district. The nine police fs officers now camped on the north-west shore of Lake Taharoa have had an extremely difficult time transporting gear across the lake to prepare the camp, a» the water has been rough, and the ground very muddy. Detective A. J. White, of Hamilton, who is in charge of the party, stated to-day that the search for the missing man was still without result. The/, dragging of the lake was'well in hand, however, while the sandhills on the coast were still being searched. Special spears for digging in the sand dunei ' would be sent to the camp to-morrow. Dragging operations have been re. tarded. as was expected, on account of the dense growth on tho bed of the lake, which is nearly 1000 acres in area, Its depth varies from 20ft. to 30ft. An outboard motor secured by the police was found too light- to draw the heavy dragging equipment through the weedinfested lake, and tho boat party haa had to use oars