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he fell. The bodies of Maling, the chief consttible, 
who was known to have been severely wounded, and of 
Stokes another constable, have never been found. It 
is most probable that they crept away into the bush, 
and there expired. As soon as the news reached 
Nelson, persons were sent round by land with provi- 
sions, and orders to keep up large fires. Some of the 
fugitives returned by land, having subsisted on wild 
turnips for several days. Others, who had remained 
hid in the fern or bush till after the departure of the 
natives, were taken up by the brig on her return. 
The following is a list of all the White men present 
at the affray : — 
Police Magistrate and County Judge, Mr. Thompson, 
massacred. 
Magistrates — Captain Wakefield and Captain England, 
massacred. 
Principal Surveyor, Mr. Tuckett, escaped. 
Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Richardson, massacred. 
Land Agent, Mr. Patchett, killed. 
Company's Storekeeper, Mr. Howard, massacred. 
Surveyors — Mr. Cotterell, massacred ; Mr. Barnicoat 
and Mr. Bellairs escaped. 
Passenger of brig, Mr. Ferguson, escaped. 
Interpreter, John Brooks, massacred. 
Chief Constable, — Maling, died of wounds, body not 
found. 
Constables, — Gapper, wounded, lost the use of his 
hand; — Coster and William Gardiner, killed or mas- 
sacred. 
Special Constables — Edward Stokes, died of wounds ; 
James M'Gregor, killed ; Richard Burnet, wounded ; 
John Gay, Wm. Maunsell, and John Noden, es- 
caped ; John Bumforth, lost an arm ; Eli Cropper, 
Wm. Northam, Henry Bumforth, Thomas Tyrrell, 
