THE GOVERNOR AND REWI.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1666, 23 June 1879, Page 3

THE GOVERNOR AND REWI.

CAMBRIDGE, Jane 21. At half-past nine His Excellency left for Kibikibi, where a good reception is said to await him from the Natives. Mr Ross, of Puniu, and Hetare, went yesterday to marshal tho Natives and arrange for a Native demonstration at Te Awamutu. A largo number of people have gone to the latter place to witness the review there. As the Governor’s carriage was about to start from Cambridge to-day, an excited conversation took place between Eewi and a Hau-hau chief named Motctotoro, who called out to Rewi—“ Go, go, my brother! Go, as you see good for yourself. Go ! But you will not get mo and the others (meaning the King party). Go; dog go! I wont think much of you now, as you find European’s food sweet to your tongue. Go ! go !” Eewi, who sat behind the Governor, rose in the carriage and said: —“ I was hospitably entertained by the pakehas, it is true ; but I had a greater object in going down to my European friends than you make out, and not the object attributed to me.” He meant that he did not go to be bought. At Kihikihi tho whole communily turned out. Eewi’s wife welcomed the Governor. A valuable heirloom, supposed to bo 150 years’ old, was presented to the Governor by by tho Ngatirnaniapoto chief of Te Kopura, and a relative of Rewi, The Governor was well received at Te Awamutu, where he inspected the Waikato cavalry under Major Jackson. His Excellency complimented the troop, and paid a tribute of praise to the spirit of self-reliance evidenced throughout the colony. Hia Excellency taid he did not know anything which so much gratified him as did the spirit manifested by tho willingness of men to come forward to be trained for active service on behalf of their count y. Self-Go-vernment might be lauded, but in tho selfreliant spirit exhibited ho beheld the true foundation of a nation's greatness, and in Now Zealand he saw the basements of a great country. Major Jackson responded, thanking tho Governor for his kind remarks, and called for three cheers, which were given heartily. Rewi, interpreted by Mr Grace, said— Officers and men, I have simply to say that I hopo fighting on! all this sort of thing will be put aside, and that we, the two races on this island, will bo one. His Excellency proposed three cheers for Rewi Maniopoto, which were given heartily. The Governor has left for Ohaupo.