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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3561, 7 December 1882, Page 3

[abtt.] Hauke, TeAute, December 1, 1882. A WORD in reply to tbe publication made by Te Pohuka, where he says, "No one is to work at fencing on his piece of land." Listen, both Pakehas and Maoris. I will quietly reply to that assertion. Ido not know where his piece of land is. I havo not the slightest idea where Te Pohuka's land is. Perhaps his interest to that land is founded on Te Hapuku's word, which it ia said (he said) it was to be land for the hap us of Te Hapuku and for such people as had an interest over that land. There was no word of this kind " respecting Te Pohn.ka" -whether Te Pohuka was appointed Chief " Rangatlra." No! He has no interest or claim over .that land. If his claim is based on Te Hapuku's word, even then it is not good. Hapuku had many children. My father was tho first child of Te Hapuku. He is dead, and " Nepia" is still alive. Te Hapuku has many children. I never knew that everything was left to Te Pohuka. There are people who arc closely connected to the land, and have good right, title, and interest to this land. Hineipaketiu is the person to whom this land belongs, and not to Te Pohuka. But I have a piece within the land. Te Pohuka has no claim whatever. I will not cease to erect; my fence. I will continuo to erect, in order that Te Pohuka may come openly and pull it down,''not come secretly." I will carry on my work openly and above board. I will die on account of my fence. Let Te Pohuka meet, me on the same ground, and come openly to pull down my fence. My posts have been lying on the line for about two months, and the wire about one month. It was nob done in disguise—everyone saw the work of my fence being proceeded with. I made a public notification of it, and now I shall not cease to proceed with my fence. That is all. One word of applause from me for Te Pohuka ; he is a good man, a strong man to write in the newspapers ; bub those sort of workdien are not strong to pay. One is a flecco'o, and the other a roll-up, and when they sec and behold they run away. This is a splendid fellow, this To Pohuka ; he is an expert at wideawake. From Aehii Te Nahf,