TAURANGA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 447, 17 January 1867, Page 2

TAURANGA.

PROBABILITY OF AN OUTBREAK. SURVEYORS DRIVEN IN FROM EUROPE AND TE TAWHITI. (From the Tauranga Argus, sth January.) On Sunday last, Mr H. L. Skeet, District Surveyor, accompanied by Mr Graham, who came down here to complete Mri Gundry’s survey, were sitting down to dinner, when some friendly natives came and told them to go as soon as possible, as the Hau-haus were close at hand and intended to attack them if they did not leave at once, and begged them to go at once, to prevent bloodshed. They at once left, and arrived at Te Papa on- Sunday evening, leaving all in the hands of the rebels.

On Tuesday morning, at six o’clock, Beere’s party, who are surveying at Te I'awhiti, were also warned to leave by some friendlies, but refused to do so without reciving a written warning. They stopped till noon, when the document was placed iu their hands, telling them to leave directly, and also to warn Mr Wilkinson, who is surveying the Omanawa block, to go in also. Beere’s party when they arrived at the Omanawa, showed him the document, intimating that ho should leave, but ho refused to do so. They arrived in Te Papa late on Tuesday evening, Ist iust.

[lt was our intention to have given a copy of the original, but on our asking for it it was refused by JMr Skeet,, District Surveyor, he remarking that the document was official.—Eu. T. A.]