THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NATIVES.
The official report of the two days’ Native meeting at the Bay of Islands, at the end of last mouth, is very voluminous, bub it possesses one or two features of considerable interest. The first is the almost unanimous expression of a desire, on the part of the natives, to have young men of rank appointed assessors or magistrates, instead of the old men. Perene is reported to’ have said, on the second day “I move that the old people should cease from holding office as assessors; for the old people are not remarkable for much senpp. Let the old people suppress eviV Judicial matters they are unable to cope with, Let the assessors be appointed from among our generation. Let the hapus named by Hone have a meeting, and arrangements can be made for adopting this course. Let these hapus se'ect some young men to be their magistrates. The old people listen to what Mr Williams says, and are led by him. Let us choose our own assessors; we will let you know who we would like to hold that position.” The second feature was that Wi Katene declared, as a member of the Legislature and of the Government, that he Was in favor of “a general amnesty, with the exception of Todd’s murderers. I will never,” he said, “ give my consent to their being pardoned ; no, not though Mr M'Leau and the Government think fit to do so.”
Torching the restoration of tfye qonfijicated land, the important question and is reported
Aperahama Taonui: It is said that if peace is to be made with Waikato, the land must be restored to them. If Mr M'Lean was to agree to this, then the old boundaries would be Joined. Mr M'Lean: Disabuse your mind of that idea. The land will never be given back. If •fcSey come and ask for some knd to live upon, a small portion might be given to them; as for giving Waikato back it never vyijl he.
This is certainly an explicit declaration of policy, and should satisfy the public mind regarding the intention of the Government.
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Evening Star, Issue 3165, 12 April 1873, Page 3
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357THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NATIVES. Evening Star, Issue 3165, 12 April 1873, Page 3
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