THE ROW WITH THE MAORIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 497, 21 November 1881, Page 2

THE ROW WITH THE MAORIS.

[by telegraph.]

Caves In. Pungarehct, To-day. Titokowaru, who has refused all food for two days, has given in, and asked for “ kai. ” When Dr O’Carroll visited him this morning he was crying, it is supposed at finding his powers of endurance weaker than he expected. He will be sent to New Plymouth, and be charged with some offence, Mr Bryce being of opinion that the settlers in the neighborhood of Manaia would be very uneasy were he at large. Disbanded. Opunake, To-day. The last detachment of volunteers embarked yesterday. Sulky. The members of the Ngatiruanui and Ngaruahino tribes have been escorted as far as Oeo in charge of Hone Pihama ; they are very sullen. Thought Better of it. Patea, To-day.

The Waitotara natives relented at the meeting yesterday, and despatched witnesses by coach to New Plymouth today to give evidence against Hiroki. Another witness is ill, but will leave on recovery.

Nothing of importance was done ai Parihaka on Saturday.

Wiring from Wellington yesterday the Times’ Special says : —“An important telegram, conveying some very satisfactory intelligence regarding Native affairs, has been received from Mr Bryce. He states that Te Whiti’s chief officer, who acts as a sort of head constable in Parihaka, has come spontaneously to him (Mr Bryce), and placed in his hand the “ mere,” or greenstone baton which formed his token of office, and signified to Mr Bryce that he resigned to him all his authority over the natives at Parihaka. The natives, also, have at length submitted to the order for their dispersion, and are now voluntarily coming out of Parihaka, and going away of their own ac-ord. This appears to indicate the final collapse of the Parihaka difficulty, and very little further trouble is anticipated. All the volunteers have now left the front, and only the constabulary remain, but are expected to be amply strong enough for all requirements. It is probable that the natives will be offered work on the roads as a preferable measure to supplying them with free rations, and, owing to their past improvidence, they are in danger of want unless some measures are taken in good time for their relief. ’