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prisoners taken on the occasion. The bayonet wounds were inflicted with'the medium Enfield bayonet, and she was saved by the amount of matting with which she was covered. I have often seen her since that affair, and I know personally that she is alive and well, and now present in the village. 12. Lieut.-Colonel McDonnell?^ Was there any firing on the part of the Hauhau villagers after they had been driven out of the village ?—Yes, there was. There was a descent outside of the village, by which the villagers escaped, and from the bottom of that descent firing was kept up upon the local forces then in possession of the village. 13. Were any prisoners taken in the attack upon Pokaikai, and if so, how were they treated ?—A few prisoners were taken and they were treated with the greatest kindness during the march on our return. 14. Did you fire a shot on tho occasion ?—No : my rifle was not discharged on the occasion. 15. Do you know the Native woman now present (pointing to a girl who said her name was Mary (Mereana) ?—Yes, I know this Native woman. She is the same woman as that mentioned above as having been wounded in the whare on the left, and who was saved by the quantity of matting under which she was lying concealed. 16. Did you see any dead Natives in the village after the attack ?—Yes, I saw a man and a woman who, I believe, were buried in the village; and I saw one dead man at the bottom of the descent mentioned above as the spot from which the Hauhau villagers kept up firing on the local forces. 17. Do you remember a volunteer of the name of Spencer ?—Yes. 18. Was Spencer drunk or sober on the occasion ?—I do not remember seeing him on the occasion at all. 19. Mr. Commissioner Cargill.] Were any friendly Natives coining out of the village of Pokaikai to meet the local forces, and were those friendly Natives fired into by the local forces by mistake, and were any of them killed and wounded ?—I never heard or saw anything of such an occurrence. 20. Mr. Commissioner Graham.] Did tho attacking party rest in the fern some little distance from the village of Pokaikai before the attack was made ?—Yes, we halted in the fern a little distance from the village before we attacked it. 21. Was all reported quiet in the village before the attack was made ?—All. appeared quiet. 22. Were you ordered to attack with the bayonet ?—Yes ; we were ordered not to fire if we could possibly avoid it. 23. Were the villagers taken by surprise?—Yes, they were taken by surprise. 24 Did not the Natives escape from the large whare by a back window ?—No, not from the whare at which I was; from the whare at which I was they came out by the front door, and escaped by an opening in the palisading. 25. Are you positive that any shots were fired at the local forces by the villagers while attempting to escape ?—Yes, there were several shots fired, particularly from the whare on the right. 26. The Chairman.] Was the attacking party sober and fit for duty ?—There might have been a few men under the influence of liquor, but the main body was sober and fit for duty. 27. Were any children killed or wounded on the occasion ?—I saw none, and I believe none were killed or wounded. 28. Mr. Commissioner Cargill.] Was any liquor served out to the attacking force during tho march to Pokaikai ?—No, not during the march. Bum rations were served out to the force before marching from Mawanapou,—the night was very cold. 29. At what hour did the force march from Manawapou, and at what hour was the attack made ? —We marched from Manawapou about sunset, and the attack was made, I think, two or three hours before sunrise ; it was certainly made after midnight. 30. Mr. Commissioner Graham/] Is it usual to serve out rum to the local forces ?—Yes; to all forces in the field and to all detachments at outposts. 31. Lieut.-Colonel McDonnell.] Did you hear any orders given not to fire if it could be avoided, but to take the Natives in the village prisoners ?—I certainly heard the order given to avoid firing if possible, but I do not remember any order respecting prisoners. 32. Was any resistance made by tho villagers ?—Yes; one villager had a hand-to-hand conflict with the Farrier Sergeant-Major of the Troop, and another hand-to-hand conflict took place between a villager and McArthy of the Military Settlers. 33. Were the villagers armed as a whole, and were the two Natives engaged in the hand-to-hand fights armed ?—As a whole the villagers were armed, for the Native Contingent took a good number of arms. I can't speak positively about the two Natives in the hand-to-hand fights. I saw the Earrier Sergeant-Major with his hand bleeding just after the conflict, and I saw the body of the Native who fought with McArthy lying at the bottom of the descent, but I did not see the conflicts.

Camp Matangaeaea, TntiESDAY, 19th Maech, .1868. Wi Hukanui having been duly sworn was examined. 34. The Chairman.] What is your name, where do you reside, and to what tribe do you belong ?— My name is Wiremu Hukanui Manaia. I reside at the Kauae, near Waingongoro. I belong to the hapu of Ngaruahine, of the Ngatiruanui tribe. 35. Do you know anything in connexion with the affair at Pokaikai, in August, 1860 ?—I cannot state the month, but I remember Lieut.-Colonel McDonnell coming to Waingongoro and my seeing him at that place. Lieut.-Colonel McDonnell came from Waingongoro to my village at Kauae, and had an interview with me and Eeihana. Eeihana told Lieut.-Colonel McDonnell that he was a bad man. The Lieut.-Colonel replied by asking Eeihana, "What is my fault against you ? " Eeihana responded, "If youhad not been a bad man peace would have been made this day." After that Lieut.Colonel McDonnell, accompanied by Captain Dawson of the 18th Eegiment, returned to Waingongoro. The next morning I followed the Lieut.-Colonel to Waingongoro. He and I went into Captain Dawson's tent. Lieut.-Colonel McDonnell asked me, " For what purpose has Te Ua come to the 2

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Wiremu llakmini. 19th March, 1863.