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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 446, 13 December 1866, Page 3

Feeling of the "Waikato Natives.—A correspondent of the New Zealand Herald, writing from an advanced post on the Waikato, says; “ I was talking the other day to one of the principal chiefs who was on his way back to Matutaera’a seat of government near Hangitiki. He told me, when questioning him about the intention of the natives respecting Waikato, that there would be no war or attack there unless the Europeans acted on the aggressive, then the Maories would fight but not otherwise—but that on the East Coast and about Tauranga, if the Government persisted in surveying there would be war, also at Napier, and that Waikato would go with them.” Cattle Wanted foe Opotiki.—The Opotiki correspondent of the Daily Southern Cross, under date 27th November, says There is a subject which 1 should like to bring before the notice of cattle-dealers, both in Auckland and elsewhere, viz., that there is, and has been, a great demand for cattle here; and it would be a wise and profitable speculatien if dealers would ship cattle for this port. lam aware of the demand and scarceness of these, and, if my opinion is of any weight, I trust it will be appreciated, and that the next vessel for this important settlement will carry a number of cattle for sale. I have also to bring before the notice of the public that Mr William Kelly has taken out a license as auctioneer, to conduct sales of every description; and cattle or produce placed in his hands will give and meet with every satisfaction to his employers. Tit fob Tat.—The Tauranga Argue, Ist December, is responsible for the following incident which recently occurred at Poverty Bay: “It appears that the surveyors sent out by the Government to survey the blocks at Poverty Bay had been stopped by the natives there ou several 00-. casions, but one of them, having more pluck than his coadjutors, when his theodolite was kicked over by a big burly Maori several times, found it was high time to use a little muscular Christianity, and forthwith rolled into him, and gave him such a lesson in pugilism that ho was only too glad to cry, “ taihoa The other natives, perceiving that John Bull had beat his champion, allowed the surveyors to proceed quietly with their work.”

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New Advertisements. HAWKE’S BAT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY A MEETING will bo held in the Council Chamber, at 3 p.m., on TUESDAY, the IBtU inst. BUSINESS !■— To ballot Officers for ensuing year. ■ ' To fix date of next Exhibition. To prepare Schedule and examine accounts, O. L. W. BOUSFIKLO, Secretary,