Chap. XVI. OUTRAGE BY A NATIVE. 4-^3 
since published in the Appendix to the Report of the 
House of Commons' Committee of last year. 
On the 28th of August, the following scene occurred 
within fifty yards of the Police Office and Barracks. 
A native residing at Pipitea Pa entered the house of 
a Scotchman, named Allan Cameron, when Mrs. 
Cameron was the only one of the family at home. The 
intruder opened a box, and without assigning any rea- 
son took from it a large piece of printed cotton. Mrs. 
Cameron remonstrated, and attempted to take the print 
from him ; when the native insulted her, and struck her 
under the ear and in other places. Several neighbours, 
alarmed by her screams, entered the house, and observed 
among other effects of the violence with which she had 
been assaulted, that one of her hands was covered with 
blood. A neighbour, Mr. Bee, a baker, having sent 
for a constable, strove to quiet the native, and advised 
him in vain, if he thought himself injured, to re- 
present the case to the Police Magistrate; and then 
recommended Mrs. Cameron to give up the print, 
and wait till the constable arrived. The native pro- 
ceeded to the pa, and the constable followed him 
and compelled him to restore the print. A number of 
natives were in chapel at the time, but, on hearing the 
disturbance, they rushed into the pa, and casting off 
their blankets, maltreated the constable, by throwing 
him down and jumping upon him. On his calling out 
for assistance, another constable, accompanied by some 
of the neighbours, came to the spot and attempted to 
protect him ; but the natives were too numerous, and 
drove them from the pa. Before he could be rescued, 
he was seriously injured. 
I was present, though not on the bench, in the 
Police Court on the day following. The prisoner having 
first refused to go before Major Richmond, was, after 
