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Evening Star, Issue 3203, 27 May 1873, Page 2

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(From the New Zealand Press Association ,)

Auckland, May 26.

Mr Mackay had an important interview with Rewi, who will withdraw his tribe altogether from Te Kuiti if war is declared. He has already brought 100 Ngatimaniapotos to Kopua, Tawhiao sent for Purukutu for the third and last time. Purukutu started, but being doubtful of Tawhiao’s intention, turned back. He has eight men, but if followed by the Government, will be joined by sixty Hauhaus. The settlers at Ngaruawahia demand that a redoubt should be built for their protection.

The Natives at Coromandel threaten to rob the powder magazine.

Oamaru, May 27. Edwards, the pedestrian, walked seven miles yesterday in 61min 32sec. The sports were a great success. Pollock won the principal events.

Wellington, May 27

The Government received a telegram from Mr Mackay, yesterday, to i he effect that all was quiet. He reports that the story that the IVatives were conveying arms and ammunition up the river is entirely untrue. Ahipcne was on bis way from Kuiti to Alexandra to meet Mr Mackay, with an important message from the King, which is supposed to be a reply to a further communication made by Mr Mackay to him. It is learned from private sources that the interview which Mr Mackay had with Rewi at Kopua was of a highly satisfactory character, and Mr Mackay l on the Occasion presented Rewi with ftis pwp gold watch, chain, and locket, as a memento of* ' Rpwi' having saved hja life. Subsequently, Mr Mackay

was entertained at a banquet by the Waikato Cavalry Volunteers at Cambridge at which he stated he had all along been, and was now, acting in entire accord with the Native Minister, and that he had strong hopes that Sullivan murderers would be given without it being necessary to have recourse to war; but that, should fighting become inevitable, it o«ght to be the last Maori war, and its result would be that the Queen’s writ would run from one end of the Island to the other.