LATEST NATIVE NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 153, 28 June 1879, Page 2

LATEST NATIVE NEWS.

EUROPEANS ORDERED TO LEAVE MOKAU. NATIVES PLOUGHING UNDER PROTECTION OF COVERING PARTIES. Oakura, Friday night. The Maori ploughmen were removed from ploughing the ground by Major Tuke's orders, and tbeir drays and bullocks were taken to their kaingas. They were addressed in the first place by Mr Carrington, who told them if they went away quietly they would not be harmed, but force would be used if they did not. they would not go away, a party was sent to each plough, and oarted them away, making use of the Maori drays and bullocks. Unarmed men only were employed. There was no resistance, and no anger on Jeither side. The natives walked quietly away to their whares, when they began talking over the affair. New Pkttmouth, Friday. Te Wetere has ordered all the Europeans to leave Mokau. Three ploughs are at work at the White Cliffs, under covering parties of 24 men. The party consists of Ngatiawas returned from the Chatham Islands, and other Urenui natives. ■ The Mannkarikari natives are organising a system for ploughing the Waitara district. They say they do not wish to fight, but mean to bring the heads of the Government under their feet. Te Whiti's garrison at White Cliffs is to be strengthened. Saturday 11.48. am. The ploughmen resumed operations to-day oa Courtney's farm at Tapua, but were immediately turned off by a detachment of Armed Constabulary. The Maoris w , very sulky, and one threatened to throw a stone at Major Tuke. A reinforcement of 50 men will leave here by special train at noon for Waitara en route to the White Cliffs. The Maoris threaten to stop the North Eoad, and the Urunui and Waitara Volunteers are holding themselves in readiness to destroy any barricades that may be erected. They have also put all the ploughs used on the Waitara lands hostilely into the river. Waitotaba, Saturday. A public meeting here strongly approved the action of the Hawera settlers in putting the Maoris off the land. • - Waitaba, Faiday. Shore and Jones were warned off the Mokau to-day by Te Wetere. A steamer has been chartered to bring Shore and his family away. The whole of the district is in a disturbed state. Hawera, Friday. The Maoris have not yet re-commenced ploughing here. A gentleman from New Plymouth, coast wards, reports meeting over 100 Maoris bound for Parihaka with a quantity of draya with flour. They were very friendly. The natives have re-commenced ploughing the Government paddocks at Opunake. . Patea, Saturday. One native ploughman was given in charge yesterday for stealing a pair of trousers and a vest from a storekeeper. (He was sent here by coach, and tried this morning in the R.M. Court. The prisoner admitted the theft, and said he had no reason for stealing the things, but that he was the thief. He did not attempt to leave the store, bat waited till the- police arrested him. He was sentenced to six months in the Wanganui gaol. He was tried at eight this morning, so as to be sent by the early coach. It is believed that there was some political significance in the theft in order to try our power.