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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3010, 17 February 1881, Page 2

As there appears to be some misapprehension concerning the survey of the Mangaofaanc block, and of tbe circumstances connected with the obstruction offered by Renata's people to tbe survey, we give the following particulars: — About the middle of January last, Mr C. D. Kennedy, in pursuance of instructions from the Chief Surveyor at Wellington, proceeded with a party to survey the Marisranliajie block for the purposes of the Nativ: Land Court. Mr Kennedy had succeeded in accomplishing a large portion of the work, when in the second week of this month, nineteen natives under the leadership of Hori visited tbe camp, and stated that they objected to the further prosecution of the survey. The work was, however, sufficiently completed to enable Mr Keunedy to make a sketch plan cf the block, and he came to town to enquire of the Government whether, under the circumstances of native objection, 3 sketch map would be accepted. In bis absence the party went to Tikitiki, Messrs Donnelly and Hiraka's homestead. On his return journey Mr Kennedy met the obstructing native?, who, apparently, were on their way to their home at Omahti, but seeing him they must have turned bick and followed him, for within half an hour of his arrival at Tikitiki the men came towards the station, galloped up to the tents, dismounted, and rifled the camp of everything they could lay hands on. They were about to depart with their booty when it occurred to them that :hey would take the survey instruments as well, and after a short search, for tbe theodolites and papers had been stowed away, they discovered the hidden articles. They then abandoned the blankets , and went oft with the papera and instruments. Mr Kennedy, ac soon as possible, despatched a Maori lad named Kino to inform Hiraka of the raid that had been committed. The boy overtook, or was waylaid by the marauding natives, who stripped him and knocked him about, took bis horce from him, and started him back to Tikitiki with scarcely a rag on his body. Mr Kennedy, on the arrival of Kino in his pitiable plight, himself came into town to report the outrage to tbe Government. Subsequently, we understand, Rcnata gathered about twenty men, who, armed, have gone to Maugaohane. Reuata, however, remains at Omahu. Hiraka, in tbe meantime, has forbidden this people to do anything th«.t might lead to a breach of the peace, Nbut tbe ill-feeling created by the_ unwarrantable act of Reuata , s people is bo

intense that a lit tie provocation on either side will probably lead to consequences that will rather astonish the Omahvi natives.