THE EOYAL AETILLEEY INSTITUTION. 
35 
by Serjeant M‘Kay, and Gunner Francis Green, Eoyal Artillery, which, by 
setting fire to their huts, and bursting among them, had the effect of 
considerably checking the enemy's fire. 
During the night a practicable breach was made by the Eoyal Engineers 
in the principal part of the entrenchment, but at daylight the natives hoisted 
a flag of truce, and surrendered unconditionally. 
Serjeant-Major Hamilton was wounded in two places whilst we were 
on the parapet firing amongst the Maories. The native w r ho shot him was 
killed by Serjeant Hayes, Eoyal Artillery. Gunner James Bold was 
wounded while assisting Dr Temple to remove the wounded to the rear. 
Gunners Tyler, Haider, and Morrison were of the greatest assistance in 
filling up the entrance, carrying water, stretchers, &c. 
I enclose a list of casualties, and ammunition expended, and will send a 
plan of the position as soon as possible. 
I have the honour to be, 
Sir, 
Your most obedient servant. 
The Officer Commanding 
Eoyal Artillery, 
New Zealand. 
AETHUE E. PICKAED, 
Lieut. 4th Brigade, E.A. 
Description of the Maori position at Rangariri , to accompany the Rian. 
The main feature of this line of works is a parapet, varying in height from 
10 to 16 ft. from the bottom of the ditch, and in breadth from 4 to 9 ft. at 
the top. 
In front of this parapet, which runs from the Waikare lake on the right, 
to the Waikato river on the left of the position, is a line of rifle-pits 
arranged in such a manner as to avoid damage from enfilade fire, and occupy¬ 
ing the same relative position to the parapet as the ditch does in ordinary 
fieldworks. 
At about the centre of the line of parapet, and flanking it, was a sort of 
small redoubt, in which were native huts, loopholed. There were also small 
parapets and traverses inside, from behind which a large number of men 
could bring a heavy fire to bear on any party attempting to force a passage 
by the entrance shown from the rear. 
It will be seen from most of the sections through the works, that the pits 
were in many places arranged in terraces, so that there was often a double 
line of fire, and sometimes a triple line of fire on the principal lines of 
approach. The Maories were for the most part armed with double-barreled 
fowling-pieces, which, being often double-shotted, are a most effectual weapon 
at short distances. 
