THE GREAT NATIVE MEETING.
Alexandba, Wednesday. The great open air meeting commenced at one o'clock to-day. Tawhino commenced the proceedings and said :. — "Listen my ancestors, listen my parents, listen, all tribes from the North to the. South, the people, the chiefs of the islands. Potatau was ihe parent of you all. Rewi is on ope side I&m on the. other. These are my mipporters. All the. island is mine. Everything rests with me. alone. I will not conceal my thoughts but will throw them before you that you may hear. The Queen sent a letter, telling Potatau tlie "Europeans were coming, and he. replied, keep them away. I pay, listen to me, while the sun is shining. Listen to this word. I will not permit Greyto manage these things m his way. He is sitting there now. Everything m. my island rests with me. I will not have anything lo do with Grey. I will not consent to his. management. Let fighting be keptHW.iy, I will not, hear of- it. There shall not be fighting m the- Wnikat.o ; there will not be any fighting about- leasing or selling land heoause these things I shall cause to cease. I will not permit these things m my slaDot." ' "
There upon R_w rose apd walked across the area and sat down by Tawhiao. This was to show th<it he was on Ta whiao's side. Wahanui rose next, aud said '•" Let all the subdivisions retire and think over what has been said. This is all for this day."' Marsh, of the Arawa, and Te Huna said a few words and Major Kenip said that one bishop had preached his se'rmon — the other one ought to hold forth alsp. Te Wheoro asked the meaning of Whapui's words. Te Ngakau, Tawhiao's chief councillor, explained that the busines of the day was over, and inti"hiated that the tribe ought to reply tomorrow. The attempt of the Ministers to create a breach between Ngatimaniapoto and Waikato has failed. Nothing could be plainer than the intention of Tawhiao and his people of b, -th trjb.es. to heed pot the voice of the charme.p*<--''''
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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 14 May 1879, Page 2
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354THE GREAT NATIVE MEETING. Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 41, 14 May 1879, Page 2
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