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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume V, Issue 127, 3 November 1853, Page 3

Farewell Address To Sir George Grey, from the Natives of the Southern part of New Zealand. Tuesday, 21st Sept., 1853. —An Address numerously signed was Ibis day presenled at Ola!;i, 'ii one of I In; new School-roams, bv list' Nlmlirauk.uv.i, N#.iliawa, ninl Nyaliloa Ti ilk;; lo llis Excellency Sir (1. (irey, on lite luTa.-ion of his departure for Midland. AI eleven, a.m., several of (In; principal chiefs, haeala. Taraloa, Hawiri I'iiaha, Te Aim, .Martin, Thompson, son of l'e Ifauparaha, Tu-Alalia, Tv Kinni Ahoaho, Apcrahama Te Hum, lhakara, and several others having assembled in the new School-house. Tli(nni>s<in proceeded lo read (he address en behalf of die Native Tribes of llie Southern pari (if New /.ealand. A very larijc ii ii i ii I ii' i of Natives uf all au'cs and sexes were preseul, who, al'ler the address had lieen read, all joined in the Ancient Poem, a copy of which was attached (o the Address. Afkr which a most inlereslins anil anVclinj; ceremnny look place; llangiiira, (he wife of Kanuiliaela, was led forward by several people, one of whom having nil (lie slrini; by which a vain able (ireen Jasper Mar (a very old heirloom <il the -V . 11 i 111. l Tribe) was allached lo her ear, handed it first to The uld chief llien proceeded, after lliu ancient .Mauri custom of " Ilomp," lo press the green slone lo bis nose, and pass it over bis face in token of farewell, having finally parted willi Ibe precious hcirdiinm of the Tribe as Ibe most expressive mode of conveying to llie (iovernor (he assurance of his renard anil esteem. 'I be same ceremony was through by all (lie oilier chiefs present al Ibe delivery, and was likewise performed on a Pain Parana,-j- an instrument of war, also a very old heir-loom of Taraloa's Tribe. llis Excellency having received Ihese pledges C, ma (he Nalives, replied in (he most feelim; manner (o Ibeir address, lie was listened !o with Ibe nlnio.sl alleiilion, and (he whole assembly of .Natives seemed really lo feel that lliey were losing a very sincere ami (lied friend. Al Ibe conclusion of llis Excellency's address, Thompson Te llanparaha and Te Aim, (wo nf I lII' principal chiefs, remarked lo Ibeir pi.ople ill reference lo I In; copy of it they held in Ibeir band, —"Thai il was line lliey lose, (lie (iovernor, but thai Ibis record would remain lo llicm for ever." Soon ader which (lie principal chiefs shook bands with llis Excellency. Three cheers were llien yiven, and Ibe school children whose education has been Ibe objeel of llis Kxcellency's inosl anxious care camo forward lo (cslify (heir (hanks and lo speed him willi lhciri;nod wishes, now llial Ibal care was abonl lo be wilhdrawn. Ainoni! Iln: Europeans prescnl were Archdeacon and .Mrs. Iladliehl, .Mrs. Williams, .Mr. Wodelnuise, I'rivatu Secretary, Hon. K. I'orlnian, Mr. Aslilnn Si. Ilill, and Ibe Native Secretary, .Mr. Ivemp, who all appeared to lake ureal interest in Ibe proceedings. No one could have witnessed this scene without feeling deeply impressed willi Ibe far I, llial some really good inlliience must base been at work lo cause so ureal and hcnclirial a change in Ibe minds ami habils ot Ibe Native Itace. A peaceful disposition seemed lo pervade belli old an I younu', let us hope, llien, Ibal Ibis beneficial change now apparently cslahlishcd on so lirin a basis may loni,' continue and conlrihule lo the welfare and prosperity of this colony, Ibal Ibe Iwo races may become more and mine united, and that Ibis policy which has i Ifecled so wonderful a change may be carried mil bv our future (iovernor in (he same spirit and v illi (he same success. | lIIAMSI.VTION.] Anwtrss. Olaki, New Zealand, July Hlli, Ails! () (iovernor, our kind and failhf.l rrieud. II is only now that the sudden tidings of your ileparlure lor England have reached us. This together willi Ibe probability Ilia! v,c may 11..V01- nuiiin sen yon. has caused us niiirh sorrow and especially Ibal you yourself, held as yno are in eslimalion by Ibe nalive ill- - llirnindinul llie length and hrcadlh of New Zealand, shall leave us perhaps far ever. We have a \ery sincere regard for you in and lliioiiuli our Saviour: having' presided o\cr us for now seven years, anil liawn,' experienced llie good clferls ol your kind ollices lowanls us. and llie European; also, our thoughts had been llial you should rei.i.'.in. an<l with parental care walch o'.er lis here, and over llie whole populalion of these islands. As it is.

von!- (inil ami ours lias ill his wisdom seen lit lo cause your retain lo your native soil. hven so lei il bellius ; yet lei it lie permitted to us to bid r.iicwc'.l to our Uiiul Governor and Friend. Oh! Ilicii, lather. come now, speed tliy way. I li"ii the successful ruler of Ihese New Zealand Islands, (io llion. Father, willi our well wishes, Hence lo thy Native land, and lo lliy near relative:! ami friends, (io hence. (io to lliy Sovereign and lo ours, I lie Queen. Forael us nnl; bear us in mind—frequently look back upon us all. and in kindness remember us: and if, O Governor, Iteuefactor, and I'liend. it should In! lliy delerniiualiou to remain iu tby Native land, use thine inllueiire, si .:,.,l iu the appointment of a Governor as thy suciv-sor, one may be sonl, who, like thee iu acts of love, may preside over us the I Natives, as well as the Europeans living in New Zealaml. This, then, is our address of kindness and esteem, our last farewell address ; made and given by us tin: tribes anil people occupying this Ihe Koulheni part of New Zealand. licreive it as a tribute of kind remembrance and respect, l'.eceivo it thus. [Here follow -~i- signaluies. | •SONG —I'AltliWKl.l.. 1.0 yonder mountain stands Piikchika, whose towering peak Peeps out, enwrapped in sombre cloud, Itself the palli by which The darling object of my heart Weill upon his way. Oh then I'ause for one moment —there Cast back one glaurc on inc. Thus lo receive one fond One last fond look. Tliy love came lirst, not mine : Thou didst first behold Willi favor and regard. The meanest of our racs ; llencc then it is, The hear I o'crflows, the eye ltedew'd willi tears, anxiously desires To catch one fond, one parting glance, lire thou art lost to sight for ever, Oh for ever! Kkiw.v. Mv Ciui.nnF.N, —II was not originally any arrangement of mine that I should come lo New Zealand, lo a people unknown lome, anil whose language 1 did not llieu understand, so that when they came to ine with coniplainls, I could make no kind reply lo them. lSul troubles had fallen upon (he land, race strove with raeo. Then our Queen, and the rulers of our greal Empire sent lome, ami directed mo lo proceed without delay lo New Zealand, to strive to allay the dissensions, and troubles in this laud. Ho 1 came here lo slrive lo slill the strife which prevailed and lo attempt lo carry out, as the servant of God, His will, that there might be established in New Zealand a nation to walk in Ill's laws, which lead to happiness and peace. When 1 arrived herd called upon all good men, liuropeans and Natives alike, lo aid me in (his task, and they all arose lo perform this work, and laboured hard each in his vocation. Tor nearly eight years wo have thus laboured together. ('.lunches anil schools have been raised, men have abandoned false gods, peace has been eslab',idled, lands have been ploughed, mills have been Imill, ureal roads have been made, abundance prevails everywhere. Hereafter a ureal nation will occupy these Islands, and with wonder and gladness they will look back upon Ihe works of those men ■who assisted in rounding their country; cud when the children iu those limes ask their parents who were the men who founded so great a country, they will answer them, the men who did these iliin.'s in Ihe olden time were our ancestors. V«. those things were dune, not by our European ancestors alone, bill partly also, by our ancestors who were the original native inhabitants of these Mauds, and then lliey will tell them many names, and .•miioii'-'s! Ihem those of my friends. Ves. Ihen will be told Ilieni those names. Ihe mention of which will be always so" grateful to my ears, ami which, when I am in a distant country, will, I hope, slill come sounding across the ocean to me, connected with good works. My partins request then is, lliat you will not hereafter Miller any e\il divd lo sully I hose names, or lo obscure Ihe uood works which have been performed iu this country. (i. (iIIKV.

• A nn-.mtone railed " Kaitanijata" or •* M.mpjtir," .1 very «-M heird«mm indeed. It was fir>l of all «u|<i»«vrd to haio lueii tin- propoily of IV N'j;nli'ic a rhrtf «hoeame from ll.in.iik', >iiu «>f iK-Pol)noM.isi M.utd<, in hi* (■.mm l , and having ili • j I'jvtml t!;e N*ow Xcalmd Mauds waited '!'r \V.ii|ionnitmi, or Middle Island, i.heie he this Ja*j>ir !done, which he tailed Katt vi|-,-ita. Tc N'gahuc then iliumharktd iu Cook's Strait, anil having sencon hi* cuine vvitU his jipojde, lie walked overland to Tauranga wlictc he inei them. At he >n't with a very larpe Mna which he killed near !«• a mulct c.tllol Wairere. The Moa limit'* he look hack in tiis canoe to llawaiki a* also the j«uve t»f Jasper called Tc Ngah'ie never returned to New Zealand, hut his people hearing of the fame thereof unbaiked in two rann-s- called Taitiui and Ye Ara-va, and brought hark uith them lu re the (;nrr» From tlu-m at th«* i<f tin. (•«».■. »t his d'.-iVJidfi thr."t h ,>-iivr-t»..ti,.

t "IVitu J'.iraoa," or Inurnment of War, calle.l .lfti r ll.in- 1 e An, the in.itcrn.il ancestor of a «ootion nf the Ny.itir i'k.w • Tribe. Tlitf I'lincij'.ll rlmfi n.nvlniiif.m-Tat.itos, l. Aliu Kariinn, Ti' Matia, an.l Taraia, llie [.liniil'.il ihiif of tinlu.iil.« r.lllcl IV Miilii ivlm ».n »cry nearly killul null iliil P..IU I'jrao.i. It «ji in .onii-.|nenn- s.ircl ami taken v., V<V' mint for tin' olVuiii' i-> hi* si.tir, who j:"\ve Id il her own i:uik* in remembrance of tin- painful ivuit, ami from her it liu iloicrmM throiii.'h 'i* «nitr.lli..ni lo llie |.n<i<nl time. It «.u prncntr.l to liii Kxcelkmy l.y T,-|r.iioa in llie name .mil on hj« half of tlie r)ii(fi in.l fco]ili! .Ulonihij lo liil trijv tillM