21 MAY 1864, Page 2

Another murder by the natives has taken place at Taranaki

to which we beg to call Mr. Buxton's attention. Mr. Patterson, a Northumberland man, was killed from an ambush and tomahawked when riding out with a few unarmed companions after stray horses. Taranaki is still a mere military settlement. For many years no settler has dared to reside on the outlying farms.