THE WAIKATO.
GREAT MEETING AT TOKANGAMUTU. SYMPATHY WITH TE KOOTI. (From the Correspondent of the Herald.) Alexandra, February 10. The latest news we have about Te . Kooti is, that as Colonel Frazer and his force were pushing their way through from Tauranga to join McDonnell's army, they were fired on hy some of Te Kooti's advanced posts. Loss on our side, three killed and three or four wounded ; native loss, if any, not known. , The King has been holding this last week a large meeting at Tokangamutu, and great smpathy has been expressed with Te Kooti. Numbers are armed and ready to join Te Kooti at a moment's notice. Manuhiri aud Rewi say that as loug as Te Kooti is on their territory we have no business to follow him. Regular communication is kept up with Te Kooti. It would appear that a regular game of " hide and seek " is being carried on between Te Kooti and our forces, and not likely soon to end, I fear. It is believed that Te Kooti will gradually work his way round to Tokangamutu. Then, what are our forces to do ? The Government alone can answer that question. I really think with the Herald, that the best, cheapest, ar.d simplest way would be to build a chain of redoubts from Tauranga to Kawhia, on the same principle as the Ngaruawhia one, but not so large. Let us form aukatis. and isolate all natives who will not live on friendly terms with us ; make roads through the country ; aud then, not till then, will the Waikato settlers be secure.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 37, 14 February 1870, Page 2
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