THE CENTRAL RAILWAY.
Native Opposition Withdrawn[Chronicle ] When Mr R chfort leu. town for the purposa of recommencing the work of the m and railway survey, Mr liiohar'l vvoon gave him letcrs of introd iction to the leading chiefs of Aaupo and TJ|) 6' - Wt»nganui. Mr Woon as now ; reeei e.i a reply from on ■> of li< vorr spoadentp, Pehi i uroa, a chief o'" »• ry hgh station , and brother to .Ylsjor Topia. Pehi is very tavourablo to the Construction ef the railway through his country, »n-i says that, on a r.ceipt of Sir Woon's letter he picked out fonr or five- trustworthy nativps to accomiany Mr Ruchfort from Waim - rino to Tauraarunui, the principal sett!* - ~ment m the i'uhua country, and close by *he spot where the unfortunate man Moffat was shot. Phi i uroa Bays he .gare his own tribe, ti e JPatutokotoko, a great setting down lor having off red ! : any opposition to Mr Ko^htort. i'hey were members of 'he P»tuto cotoko who fired the shots over Mr tto.-kf jri'a party, and 'Pehi was particularly angry with his men for having use ) firearms. Pehi: also aoknowledgei tl c receipt of a letter from Mr Bryce, and nqu^sttd Mr \Vpon to infirm the flovrrament of the ste v 8 he, Pehi, baa taken- It seems certain, now that Mr RochforV wi'l get through without further opposition.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 7, 6 December 1883, Page 3
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227THE CENTRAL RAILWAY. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 7, 6 December 1883, Page 3
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