LATEST FROM THE FRONT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 279, 23 November 1881, Page 2

LATEST FROM THE FRONT

(Frcm our Special Correspondent.) PuNGAHEnu, Tuesday 1 p.m. The last batch of deported} natives |(91 in number) left this morning. Parihaka [is

miserably dull, and the natives are very down hearted. The whares are still being razed. Seven prisoners remain. When Tito refused his food Dr C'Carrol prepared to administer it, upon which Tito gave in at once. The strength of the A C's on the Coast is now 827. The A.C Camp will be moved to new ground in a few days. Major Goring is in command, and is still occupying the stockade. It is noft x 52ft made of slabs four inches thick, and commanding Parihaka and the surrounding country. Capb._ Gudgeon returns to Manaia, and Captains Gascoignc and Newell go to Opunake and New Plymouth respectively, the two last remaining. Wednesday morning. xesterday afternoon more whures were pulled down, and the village Icok3 the very picture of desolation, and will be wowe whou at least half of them have been demolished. There was an intention to dsstroy all surplus stores and crop?, but it hao bean abandoned so long as the peopla behave well. Passes will be given to parties under responsible cbisfs to visit Paribaka and take away their stores, indeed they could havo done so with their own bullocks and drays when dispersed, but they would not. Capital is being made of the rumor that tha natives wilt bo without food. The prisoner Hone Tcoti charged with burglary Bt Fleming's was found with some of th& stolen property on him. He confesses to being with the party but not to being the thief. Tbe whares at tho fences at Puugaichu and Parapara have been destroyed. The Taranaki Mounted Rifles i hive now searched evecwhere from Waitara to Whito Cliffs, finding over 100 arras. This corps has performed excellent service, having been the first in camp and at work in some way every day. They return home to-morrow. Hone Teoti was sent away yesterday. This morning Titoko Waru and Rangi (Lloyd) left for New Plymouth under arrest to appear at the R.M Court, charged with using threatening language. - [Press Association Special Correspondent.] Pungarehu, Wednesday, 10 a m. Te Whetu and Patua havo been released, Titoko Waru appeared very sullen this morning. A charge of theft tva3 made by the natives this side of New Plymouth against a search party of she Mounted Rifles. They alleged that a " mere" and a cheque were stolen from a wfcare. Lieut Davis proceeded to the whare and after a search found boih the cheque and the " mere " untouched in it. Tbe site for the new camp is being chared and a move will be made on Saturday, lioad making will be resumed on Monday or Tucsdriy. Rahota Camp will be biokea uo Bhortly. '