§ MR. A. M'ARTHUR (Leicester)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If he can give the House any information respecting a tribal conflict arising out of a land dispute between Maoris in Whangarei District, New Zealand, in which several Natives are said to have been killed or wounded, as reported in The Times, of 23rd July?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)(who replied) said: No official information has been received on this subject; and it is not apprehended that the disturbance referred to, if correctly reported, has any political significance. It appears to have been a 1219 quarrel among the Natives in a district in which there are few European settlers.