Native News.
THE PARIHAIU NATIVES. LAWLESSNESS AGAIN APPARENT. (united press association,) New Plymouth, Thursday. The state of affairs at Parihaka still continues unsatisfactory. Mr Rennell, on behalf of the Government, offered the natives the rent, due to them from thoir leases to tho -Europeans, but" the; natives absolutely refused to take tlie rents, saying that if they did not get more money itliah-the amount offered^they would take their;land back from the Europeans. . The natives show a determined opposition to .the settlers, trying to annoy |hem m every possible way. When the native cattle trespass on, the cultivated lands, of the Europeans the natives, instead of, taking the cattle out through the deliberately' 'demolish the fences or cut down the ditch tmd bank, as"' the case may ' be, ; and ' take their cattle away. This causes t heavy loss to the -settlers, 1 Hvho see 'no 1 way of obtaining 'redreaa. iMr Ballancb \vas expected to arrive at Opunakfr , to-night, when se ■ end deputations were ip wait upon him, .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 137, 15 May 1885, Page 3
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167Native News. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 137, 15 May 1885, Page 3
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