NATIVE AFFAIRS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2004, 27 July 1880, Page 2

NATIVE AFFAIRS.

[PUB PSBSB ASSOCIATION SPECIAL WIEE J NEW PLYMOUTH, July 26.

Intelligence has been received in town today that eight additional prisoners were in charge of the constabulary at the camp. The arrest of four of the prisoners was mode yesterday, and this morning, when the usual inspection of fences was made by the constabulary four other Natives were found engaged fencing. They were immediately arrested, and surrendered without the least opposition. They will probably be brought into town this evening and shipped on board the Hinemoa, which is at Opunake, and will most likely make her appearance hero to-morrow morning. On Saturday, when the Native prisoners were brought into town, they were followed by a large number of Native women, who

were crying and wildlv gesticulating, at tiro wing jvengsanss on the Government for robbing them of their husbands and relatives. The Natives have generally assumed a sulky demeanor, and show a great aversion to the constabulary. Advices from the camp are to the effect that the constabulary are not advancing with the road, but are now working back, widening the formation of the road. Good progress is being made by the public works contingent in gravelling and : fascining, but it will take a considerable time before that portion of the work will be completed. NAPIER, July 26. Bartzusky, a gunmaker, has been arrested on a charge of selling ammunition without a license. A man named Anderson bought a very large quantity for the Natives. A constable saw him hand it to the Natives, and when the policeman tried to seize it, he and the Natives galloped off. Go was subsequently arrested, as well as one Maori, who had part of the spoil in his possession. Last week three Natives were arrested at Woodville en route for the West Coast, with two hundred weight of shot and a large bag of powder, but were released on a telegram from the Native Minister. The Natives are known to be followers of Te'Wbiti. The Natives have renewed the claim for 250 acres of Mr Harding's property at Mount Vernon. They again turned Smith, one of the tenants, off the land yesterday, unyoking the horses, and throwing the plough over the boundary. The “Herald’s” Waipawa correspondent to-night telegraphs that the Natives profess themselves willing to submit their claims to a number of old settlers.