Native News.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1458, 18 September 1885, Page 3

Native News.

S?HE GREAT MAORI LGATHERING AT TONGARIRO. j - (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) v Napier. Thursday. Messrs Stevens and Kennedy returned from Tongariro last night, at the base of which mountain there has been held during the past three weeks an important Maori gathering. Over 1200 natives were present, representing all the priri cipal tribes, occupying the interior of the island. The object of the mooting was to cement the union of the native race by the formation of a common platform on which both Queen and King natives could agree to the following resolutions, ' ' ; which were passed :— l. Recognition of the King Country as the head of the natives,; 2. Unity of the Maori race and : maintenance of friendly relations with Europeans-; 3. Adoption of Native Land ■:_ Courts; 4.» Abolition-of apecial.rcprcsen- " tatioTT m the Legislative Assembly ; : 5i i Withflrawiilpf all lands from sale, lease; ; , .and survey, pending the arrival -of Mr Gonst from England ;6; Support o\ the tern- ] perance movement ; 7. Though rip 6b- " jsibr.uctioh would be. offered td ."the : '.Ci6h i; .' ' : Btruction of rail>yay.SK. consent should noi '.^ • be'given Xq thein,,iind ..all land taken for ;railwiays i i s|i.6iiTLct^ , H.e,;p.aid tor. A small,!.Bectipn:.o^the.n%ti^6sof whom Hohepa disigr(bedx with »livthe:abo«c resolutions, But beings in.so, c sinallva minority- 'their objections carried- no. weti?hfe. The natives resolved to *hiit up the'rhotel at Tokanq. . .Sjx : hundred; took^tße t6tilibstinißnceisl&Ssfe^- ■ ■ r 9?he' prihdibar chierjs' present were To Hehuhn; :/ Toft" farm por.i Ropeha, Matu'Ahu, and Te^gK^H. The latter was t ,. is .