A lady contributor writes : — "I am not surprised that if a victim was needed to appease the Maoris of the Plains, Miss Dobie was selected. I cannot imagine that unless some idea had been first suggested to Tuhi, a youngfellow such as he is, would wantonly have committed so terrible a crime. The fact is, the unfortunate young lady has, in her utter innocence and ignorance, ottered herself as a victim. I perused with great interest the journey of two ladies which appeared in the Graphic some little time back, the joint production of Miss Dobie and Miss Eva Outhwaite, and I had my own thoughts about that escapade. My only wonder was (and I know the natives well) that they escaped then with impunity. Young English ladies should not, under any circumstances, be allowed to wander into Maori settlements and kaingas sketching, talking, and laughing with natives. Not many days before the fatal event, Miss Dobie was sketching in Te AVhiti's kainga. Possibly Tuhi might then have seen her and marked her down."
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Observer, Volume 1, Issue 13, 11 December 1880, Page 109
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Observer, Volume 1, Issue 13, 11 December 1880, Page 109
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