The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER, FRIDAY, 14th APRIL, 1865.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 252, 14 April 1865, Page 2

The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER, FRIDAY, 14th APRIL, 1865.

rapid succession of steam vessels in our Joadsteul -during the last few days has kept <be townsfolk'; arid especially the merchants and residents-of the Spit,• in an almost con* s'fshrt state of escitetuen-t, being combined Irith'*he known unsettled state-of our Northern ..border and the, country in its vicinity. Neither can we expect this ex* tfteirient to be allayed for the preseiyt, as fTfe advance of the fanatics, ofnvafrd into our own jn’ocmete wilt tend to increase rather than repress the feeling. We gather irt satisfaction* from the sayings of the Hawke’s Bay chiefs at their late interview with the Governor on Monday. Karaitana showed himself the Wary diplomalist Wheri hfe informed Sir George Grey that tht-y bad not coms there to speak, but to liateri—not to tel! him their mind, but to hear what te had to say to them. True, they had, as he implied, already spoken by letter to Sir George, 'and now would of

eonrse wish to hear, him before they said

anything more, ■ Tiie Governor evidently was not satisfied with this. The' reception lie bad met with ■fras anything but what, be conld have Wished; there was no outburst—no warm professions of loyalty nor devotion to him. It <vas almost doubtful whether they bad not changed their minds since they wrote the letter to him. Did they still adhere to that ? .

They replied that “ they did, and would fiot.be led astray, but would apprehend the rebels if they came here with- the heads of Europeans,-” and this was nearly all that transpired at the meeting. We fancy t hart he Governor is %s little re-assured by this interview as we arft He well knows the characteristic reticence of the New Zealand chief; he also knows well how. easy it . is for them to aid the rebels while they profess l>yalty., by permitting their people to ,go to the assistance of the hau-hau W’ilhout so far compromising so as to endanger their j He .knows* too, by this t me, , s the hau-hau ceremonies an the mind of the Maori, asnvitnessed by its recent and rapid progress at Poverty Bay, and he may Weil distrust the lukewarm professions of the men that' favored hife With their attendance* at the Council Chamber on Monday. Knowingas they do that the penalty of confiscation’ thrdalkns 'them if they openly join in tlie? tebellhm-, -we-"Oarr~w , ell HnrierstaiKf”tirartheyT (Ihe chiefs) will continue to- say, V We areloyal.”, though .a great majority-, of theirpfeople should do so, and which they would lay tney Could not help. ‘ - I tis -certain -that the horrible superset ion is fitjll aud that it has -obtained a' Mi Itveral districts in tkat of'*W4lhU^i<Sn;'' ; «.bd

that it promises to overrun the length and Breadth 'of the land, joining in one all branches of ithij Maori fainily^/andvover-. riding • a|l, aiitipathies, old standing feifdsy and other causes of division or antagonism against each other. To such a formidable movement the land league or kingism hears "‘Lpjmpar gnd. j t. cisivp measures. for its suppression,•dfo- not....percei k©„. ..any, indicationoftheir*. Being taken, foy assuredly the placing iof .handful of men in a stockade for the protection of an outlying district from their (encroachment does not in any way.approach jto what Is required.