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WAIROA.

[rROM A COKRESPOiMDENT.] March 31. Majors Pitt and Westrup and Mr Dmmmond, civil engineer, arrived on Monday from Tauranga, overland, on an exploring trip; they were accompanied by four or live Europeans, A.C.'s T believe. Their object was to find out a good line of road; their track lay for part of the way from Tauranga by a line formerly explored by Major's Briggs and Westrup, which was satisfactory up to a certain point, but then became impassable owing to a high and precipitous hill and much broken country, the party were obliged to send on their hordes from this point via the Eeinga and came on themselves on foot, having to crops the stream Manga* poiki about forty times. This line of road being proved clearly impracticable, it was decided to try the old road by the Heinga, and tenders for contractu will be shortly issued by Mr Drum* mond, who remains behind for that purpose; Majors Pitt and Westrup having returned to Tauranga via the coast road. Tenders will be out on Saturday next for forming a t'oadwav from the town of Civde to the Kapu, a distance of fair miles, the only difficulty being the bridging of a few creeks which are general I. impassable in bad weather. Among other fashionable arrivals wa have some of the Uriwera from JSTapier with their chief Makarini. They are to return to Wak.-irimoana about Monday next, it being deemed advisable on Major Eopata's suggestion to detain them here • for a few days for fear of a collision, or what is more likely for fear of giving accidental (?) intelligence to Te Kooti of their whereabouts. 1 can only say myself that if no more confidence is placed in Makarini. by Ropata than by the settlers here it won't ha much. Major Pitt's party came across a fresh toot track about four miles above Opoiti, but it is possible it might have been that of one of the Wairoa natives, but I hardly think so myself You of course heard of Eopata Inning captured a prisoner last wei-k from whom he got valuable information. I did not hear of it lill after I had written last week or would have mentioned it in my letter.

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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 983, 3 April 1871, Page 2

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WAIROA. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 983, 3 April 1871, Page 2

WAIROA. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 983, 3 April 1871, Page 2

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