AUCKLAND.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3038, 22 March 1881, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

March 22,

At the Orakei Maori Parliament yesterday Paul repeated that he thought the doings of Te Whiti must eventually do them good. He ended his address by saying that his desire was not to make laws, but rather to bring the grievances of the natives before the House of Representatives at Wellington. A proposal was made to send representatives to England, but finally a motiop by Mete Kingi to let it rest with the chairman was carried. A complaint was made by a Waikato chief that the Government had taken his land 3, though he remained loyal. The meeting passed a resolution condemning the conduct of the Government in confiscating the lands of loyal natives. The fifth item referred to fisheries and pipi banks, but a letter being read assuring all present that the matter was now iv Judge Fenton's hands it was passed over. The sixth item was in reference to land Courts, and it was resolved that native meetings should first be held, and their sales be sales to the Native Lands Oourt. The seventh item was in reference to the Maori members, and it wbs unanimously agreed that the Maori members did more harm than good, and ought not to be sent to

Wellington. The chairman, in passing the next item, said, " We are passing this motion to cease selling land?, and before long we shall want to sell them. What are we to do ? I say let anyone sell that thinks proper." Carried unanimously. There are one hundred and thirty natives now present.