OHINEMURI.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 34, 10 February 1870, Page 3

OHINEMURI.

ARMS A^D AMMUNITION GOING UP THE EIVER We are informed by a person who came into Shortland at eight o'clock last night from Ohinemuri, of the following items of up-river news. On Saturday, Mr. Jordan'B survey party, while out cutting the lines of one side of the Kiroa block, immediately behind Mr. Andrews' store, were each surrounded by about twenty native women, led on by Mary Kuru, and the billhooks taken from them. Mr. Hogg, who was present with a great many other people (our informant among the number) at Mr> Andrews' place, immediately sent word to the other men employed on some other part of the block to come in, but some of them were stopped by the women, and others had to be surrounded by the bystanders to prevent the women from taking the hooks from them. Before Mary Kuru and her party went out they had a great chanting of Hauhau songs, and had also shouts of triumph after they took each hook from the workmen. They were also going to pitch the original owner of the block under survey into the river for selling the land. Some persons who came overland from Tnuraoga stated at Ohir.emuri that during the whole journey, in all the native villages they passed, no men were to be seen except aged ones aud cripples, especially in the Waihi. In coming down the river, a number of boats filled with natives, and another with some cargo in, were passed a little above Mr Thorpe's place ; and we were informed by a person well known among the natives, that the boat contained fire-arms — nearly all double barrelled guns — and ammunition. This is the second time this person has positively known a large quantity of ammunition to go up the river. He also stated that several natives are on the Thames and in Auckland for the express purpse of buying arms. It is supposed at Ohinemuri that the men are away at Tokangamutu. There were no men with the woman when they took the hooks from the survey party. — Times, February 8.