ANOTHER SURVEY STOPPED BY MAORIS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 62, 1 April 1879, Page 2

ANOTHER SURVEY STOPPED BY MAORIS.

♦ — Information reached Foxton on Friday afternoon last that a survey party engaged up the Manawatu River had been driven off by the Maoris. Upon enquiry, we learned the following particulars : — A survey party in charge of Mr James Baber are at present engaged inthework of" triangulating " the country, in continuation of surveys performed by Mr Climie. Mr Baber has taken up the work from Ohatt, and will carry it through to Palmerston. Having worked a considerable distance northward, Mr Uaber determined to make his head quarters at Foxton, and accordingly the camp baggage was brought hither, and a few clays ago oonveyed per boat up the Manawatu River. On Tuesday last, however, some natives visited the camp, and ordered the survey party to desist and clear off their laud. Thay spoke to the effect that they had nothing to thank the Government for, they had never assisted them in any way ; they had not been consulted regarding the entrance of surveyors upon their land, and if the whole party did not at once depart, they would throw their baggage into the Manawatu River. As it would be useless to make a disturbance, Mr Baber came into Foxton and teles graphed to the Native Office particulars of the affair. We may state Mr Baber's impression is that nj significance is to be attached to the action of the Maoris in this matter. He thinks they have taken this step in order to attract the attention of the Native Department, and that if one of the officials conneected with that branch of the ser* vice visits them, they will immediately permit the survey to aro on.