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Excerpt from Wild Warriors of Koio
Later we heard the whole sad story. Amongst the police was one belonging to the Koio tribe who urged the District Officer to collect the tax on board the Government vessel, for then only a few people at a time could come on board, and the police would be in a position to defend themselves. He would not hear of it, however, no doubt thinking it wiser to act as though no trouble were anticipated. He gave orders that all books, records, food and ri?es were to be taken ashore to the old court-house where business was usually transacted. This was built like the native huts with walls and roof of leaf-thatch. During the morning all appeared to go well. The two officials, the native clerk and three police boys were posted on the ver andah, while the remainder of the boys were ordered inside - where they would not be noticed. They were instructed to come out if they heard a disturbance.
The bushmen, led by their Chief, Basiana, had come down as an organised party of two to three hun dred strong. They were sure of success, for had not Basiana sacrificed sixty pigs in order to find out if the time were propitious for an attack on the Government?
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