THE PARIHAKA MAORIS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1186, 21 November 1884, Page 3

THE PARIHAKA MAORIS.

Regarding the epidemic which has proved fatal Shioiii/af the Ma'rffi resi .ents at Parih;ika, the Taranaki Herald says“ During Dr O’C.ir oil’s visit to P.irihaka last week, he had a long interv ow with Te Whiti and his lea ling.chiefa, respectin 're-, moving the site of the village, ami T- Whiti promised that in a month or so, when the raup i was tit for use, they would erect a new pah on any site the doctor or officer of the Government would point out. 'lhe tloo'or had hart work to convince the natives that be visited them for their good. ‘ How ilia we Know,’ said Te Whi-.i, ‘until we found your a Ivioe and medicines were goo I. that you hail not hemi sent y the Government to poison us. as if we were not dying out fast enough.’ Dr O’Carroil then pointe i our. to them the necessity for cletnlinesss. Te Whitt sprang up and said: *• It is tight what you say; but lis ten, if T order my people t sweep clean the pah, they will n.t oney me. Cease your Words. Bryce took my authority fiom me, 1 am but a common Maori ; 1 cannot give an order, oeailseean l k .ow your good will towards ns, as you have worked won decs for us s i far. Thank Billa ee for us, tint we still mist ust the Government Have we not good cause? 1 preached peace and they took my land away.’ Dr O Cam oil 'old To Whiti that the Hon. Mr B n lance, on hearing that Te Whitt's people were ill had sent him to their re'ief at one-, which showed i hat the Native Minister’s heart was good towards them ; hut they niU“t mit give trouble, oi it might annoy him The Natives agreed with the doctor’s re» sinks and added ‘that at piescnt they were not allowed to erec any new whares—hut if he could get them leave, they were willing to go to the hills, or wherever they were directed to go.’ ”