TARANAKI.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 116, 18 May 1863, Page 3

TARANAKI.

The Nelson Examiner says : “ In addition to the Ngatiruanui and Taranaki, seventy armed men of the Ngatiraura of Waitotara were hanging about Tataraimaka, and it was believed (on the word of a Taranaki native, conveyed through the friendly hapu of his tribe at Poutoko, near the Tapuae,) that it was intended to attack the southern station on Monday, but at the departure of the Airedale no move had been made. The place was all on the alert, and and the sense of the impending storm was upon everyone in New Plymouth. The men of W. King’s party at Mataitawa, a. strong position in the bush to the east of the town, and between it and Waitara, stated that it was not their intention to join the souihem

men, they ‘ should look towards Waitara.’ But, by a letter from our correspondent it will be seen that the outbreak was likely to take place elsewhere, and the whole island may, in a week or two, be in flames.”

The Taranaki Herald says : “ The natives are offering almost incredible prices for powder and caps ; even ironsand is in some demand, a small sample of this mineral (about a pound) having been sold by some rascals. We hear that a native (TeMeiha, alias Big Jack), ofHauranga, who has been trying hard to buy gunpowder in town, has gone south with a large sum of money. It is to be hoped that the authorities at Wanganui and Wellington, and even at Nelson and the further southern ports, will be vigilant, as it is quite possible this man will go a long distance in the hope of getting ammunition.