NATIVE AND DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1671, 28 June 1879, Page 3

NATIVE AND DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE.

NATIVE AGGRESSION NORTH OF NEW PLYMOUTH. FURTHER PLOUGHING OI Bit VTIONB. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 27. The Maoris have commenced ploughing Bayley’s land at tho White Cliffs. Te Whiti has orde ed all Europeans to leave Mokau. The ploughs are at work at White Cliffs under covering parties of twenty-four men. The party consists of Ngatiawas returned from the Chatham Islands, and other Uranui Natives. The Manukorihi Natives are organising a system for ploughing tho Wailara district. They say they do not wish to fight, but to bring the Heads of the Government under tho feet of Te Whiti. The garrison at White Cliffs is to be strengthened. REMOVAL OF THE OAKUBA PLOUGHMEN. The Oaknra Maori pkughmon were removed off the ploughing ground by Major Tube’s orders, and then* drays and bullocks taken to their baingaa. They were addressed in tho first place by Mr Carrington, who told them if they went away quietly they would not he harmed, fcnt that force would be used if they did not. As they would not go away, a party was sent to each plough and carted then* away, making use of the Maori drays and bullocks. Unarmed men only were employed. There was no resistance, and no anger on either side. The Natives walked away quietly to their whares, where they began talking over the affair. AFFAIRS AT PATEA. TE WMITI’S SENTIMENTS. PATEA, June 27. “Heed not the pakeha,” says Te Whiti, to a special messenger sent to Parihaka for instruction*. “My decision is gone forth ; go on with your ploughing,” such are Te Wfciti’a lateff instructions. The Natives are camped on the other side of the Waingongoro ia increasing numbers. They will resume or attempt to resume the ploughing again, and will bo backed by larger numbers than before. This time however they will bo severely handled, for if the Natives are persistent in their attempts to plough, the settlers are just as determined they ahall not go on, so that it ia thought that probably the Natives will use force against the aettlers. The patience of the latter will bo tried to the utmost, and it ia hard to say what will happen. Fifty of the Armed Constabulary passed through Patea yesterday on their way to Waihi. Some were thoroughly knocked up, but their orders were to make Manutahi that day, and to , reach Waihi to-day. Major Kemp and other influential Natives are going to Waingongoro to speak to the Natives on the other side, and inform them that if they will persist in ploughing they will be arrested and locked up. THE CABINET BS3OLVI ON A MORE VIGOROUS POLICY. WELLINGTON, June 27. The Government has finally determined on adopting a more active policy towards the fanatical Natives now massed on the other side of the Waingongoro river. The Armed Constabulary have received instructions that, if any Natives cross the Waingongoro bridge with aggressive intentions, even though they come in numbers, they are to be surrounded and driven into the Waihi stockade, to be arrested and charged with trespass in the ordinary way, and committed for trial at Wanganui. Major Roberts, who arrived last night, proceeds at once to Taranaki, to command the constabulary. The Hinemoa will take away another detachment of Armed Constabulary, landing them at Opunake, and will then proceed to Manakan to bring Governor Robinson to Wellington.