NATIVE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 18, 27 May 1871, Page 8

NATIVE.

An Auckland correspondent ol the “ Lyttelton Times” furnishes the following : •- • • • If just now there is nothing very exciting in native news, careful consideration of the status inqiio can hardly fail to be both interesting and instructive. He would be a hold individual that should prophesy that all our Maori difficulties have for ever vanished, Tor with au excitable people like, the aborigines, events, may again occur to rouse fast subsiding restlessness. It is, however, capable of demonstration that the Datives are now, generally speaking, far more inclined to peaceful avocations than they have been for many.yecrs. Even the remnants of the King-party appear to have abandoned all thought of creating annoyance, at all events) for the present. Tawhaio,. finding he has nothing to hope for from Rewi, no longer- resides on land belonging to that chief, and has retired with his people in the direction of the West Coast. His son, Tu Tawhaio (a fine young man of 19. or: 20 years), may regret the change of residence, because it will interfere with his penchant for one suit of new clothes per diem. . Waikato settlers may-ima-gine they are gainers by the removal of dangerous neighbors. You will have heard of the subinission of another interior tribe under the chief, Hauhaua, whose territory gave shelter to Te Ivooti after the latter-was beaten from Tokano' (in Taupo) tby Hen are Tokomoana in the winter of 1869. The territory referred to is; exceedingly rough and inaccessible, except a poition bordering the west side of- thegreat Taupo LaLe, i.e., Te Moana. Hauhaua and his people have offered to construct a large part of. the Great Trunk Road which is some day to connect Auckland with Wellington. > Thomas Walker Nene, the herd of Judge Manning’s interesting book, “ Heke’s War in the North,” is here. He is now a very old man, and a fine specimen of Maoris of bygone days. Though old, be is hale and hearty. Always loyal, as you are aware, he formerly rendered the colony invaluable service, and his great personal influence it is which lias kept quiet all the Maoris living between Auckland and the North Cape, even when Hauhau emissaries from 5 Titokowaru and the King party traversed the North in search of prpselytes. The aged chief holds.the rank of Captain, and came down to see Mr M‘Lean for perhaps the last time. 7