NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 902, 1 August 1879, Page 3

NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

Tito Kowa.ru and twenty Natives who commenced fencing at Patea on the 23rd, have not yet been arrested. Tito Kowaru states that he is acting under instructions of Te Whiti, who says several other parties will fence shortly. The settlers fear this state of things will not end till settled by force at Parihaka. Twenty-five ploughmen were apprehended at Tikorangi and lodged in New Plymouth gaol. They had ploughed up over six acres of duty’s land, and planted it with potatoes. They quietly submitted to the constables. The Natives account for the discrepancy in Te Whiti’s speech and the present proceedings by saying that the prophet gives dark hints to his followers as to his wishes, leaving them to carry them oat according to their judgment. They renort that ho has said that the plains must be ploughed to produce food for the wives and children of the imprisoned ploughmen. The Maoris in the Wellington barracks are very insubordinate, apparently solely to make themselves as annoying as possible, and several of the most insubordinate bad to be secored. Mr Mackay will bring them before the visiting Justices and get such punishment awarded as is necessary to meet the case. Hie Maoris are still congregating across the river, about two miles on the Waimate, fencing and building whares, Kakarua and Tito Kowaru being in command, ’They intend to come within half a mile of the Constabulary barracks. Hie Wnka Maori recommends the Natives to arrest Te Whiti, and send him to Wellington The 27 prisoners arrester! at Bell Block have been dealt with summarily, and sentenced to two months’ hard labor in Dunedin gaol, and also to find sureties to keep the peace for 12 months. Mews has hern received that the natives are entering Howe’s farm at Tikurangi, Mr Rowe opposing them The natives are destroying the land by throwing the seed of weeds am] bad wheat over it. Natives openly say they are going to plough the land, in order to go to Port N'cholson. Fifteen Maoris have been arrested at Tikurangi. They had marie every arrangement for being taken prisoners, and actually had (lax in their pockets to enable the constables to tie their hands. The Natives are determined to show their belief in Ti Whiti by going to prison. Further news is to the effect that eleven more prisoners have been brought to Wellington, and charged with malicious injury to the property of Mr Rowe, and for conduct calculated to cause a breach of the peace. The prisoners wcivsentenced to two months’ imprisonment in Dunedin gaol ; also, to find sureties to keep the peace for the space of 12 months. Another lotof Natives commenced ploughing at Haurangi on the2Sth ultimo.