INGENIOUS TALES CIRCULATED BY NATIVES.

Evening Star, Issue 3281, 26 August 1873, Page 3

INGENIOUS TALES CIRCULATED BY NATIVES.

The Aotea correspondent of the Southern Cross writes You Auckland folss are not aware that you have lately had a visit from an English Prince. King Tawhiao, however, has made the discovery for you. Ihe said Prince met the Governor in Auckland (according tQ the Hauhau historian, one Honehone), when the following converaatjon took place : —Prince, loquitur; \ Yon must give back the Waikato \\nd all the confiscated land to tfie tving.” Governor; “I shall do no such thing,” Prinoe : “You forget, oh, Governor, that my mother’s mana (power or authority) is on this land, and that her mana descends to me.” Governor ; “I won’t give up a foot of land. Yon forget, too, oh Prince, that there is a higher mana than that of your mother, namely, that of the law.” Prince: “Then I shall take my mother’s mana off this island, and leave you to fight the Maoris yourselves, if you can.” Exit irate Prince to his boat, which conveys him to his yacht, which immediately sails away, leaving New Zealand in utter darkness. r J hese Hauhaus really deserve credit (or hanging) for being very ingenious and cunning liars. Here is another specimen. It was told by a relative of the King’s to a settler here, and the narrator asserted that he had seen the letter mentioned himself. It was from Mr M.‘Lean to the King in reference to Sullivan’s murder, and it stated that Tawhiao need not be alarmed about war arising in consequence of the murder, inasmuch as the man was only a dog (laboring man); and further, that Mr Mackay was doing what he was doing on his own responsibility, and without the authority of the Government. Tbe King's recruiting sergeants evidently understand their business well.