ARRIVALS FROM PARIHAKA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 197, 19 August 1880, Page 4

ARRIVALS FROM PARIHAKA.

The Christchurch Press says: — The steamer Hinemoa arrived from Taranaki at 1.30 p.m. yesterday with fortyfour more of Te Whiti's followers. A detachmont of Constabulary came in! charge of the prisoners, and upon' arrival guarded them iu their march from the steamer to the gaol. The aboriginals expressed their unshaken faith in the prophet on the way down in so-called "songs of defiance/* "hakas," and various other boisterous demonstrative methods. On the walk; from the wharf to the goal they favored^ or rather terrified a somewhat numerous throng of onlookers with one of their hallelujahs to Te Whiti. On entering the gates of the prison the sound of their voices had evidently been recognised by their countrymen inside — the twenty-six brought down by the steamer on her last trip— for their entrance was signalised by a chorus of yells strongly resembling at that distance the sounds that proceed from a menagerie during " feeding time." From the frontward they were marched to a room in the north division of the gaol, and there met one of their late comrades;, Te Whetu. The interpreter addressed a few words to them, and introduced them to the Kesident Magistrate, Mr Beswick, and to the chief gaoler, Mr. S. 0. Phillips. They appeared to thoroughly understand the situation, and were quite tractable when the order was given to wash, preparatory to changing their mats for blue shirts, and to introducing their nude extremities to moleskin unmentionables and Blucher boots. In physique they are undoubtedly fine specimens of their race— of the modern untattooed Maori as he is found in the large Native settlements or in the " king country." From enquiries made it was ascertained that, like the previous shipment, they do not hail from Parihaka, but from various parts of the courtry, representing a great number of tribes. There are amongst them one or two young fellows, sons of chiefs, who may be

termed well to do, having large traces of land as their inheritance. Indeed, the majority of the prisoners are young, and their average age would not prob= ably exceed twenty-five years. • • ' .