TARANAKI.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 193, 5 June 1847, Page 3

TARANAKI.

The following is from our Taranaki correspondent :—: — This settlement is void of news at this particular season, The farmers, or rather cultivators, are cropping their old lands year after year without manure, and each season the return of grain becomes less. It is partly their fault that they sho.ild overlook one of the commonest rules in agriculture, but principally their ill luck that at the end of six years they should still be out of possession of land to receive"stock. The natives possibly aware of the dulness, afford us as usual something for comment, and the last is rather beyond what might have been expected after their interview with Captain Grey ; for his Excellency distinctly laid down that he would never permit any European to be ousted from land by natives, whether he had a title to it or not. Notwithstanding which, a whaling station at Moturoa has been within the last few days razed to the ground. The cooper was first ordered off — the works for cutting up were pulled to pieces — the-shed was knocked down — the try works removed — and finally the land itself fenced in by one of your thorough going missionaries, by name Poharama, of the Moturoa tribe. The alleged reason for this outrage being that Mr M'Lean subsequently to Captain Grey's departure set aside that particular land as a reserve for Poharama ; though this is at direct variance with his Excellency's" caution above given on the subject of settlers, us well as with the Governor's known views on whaling as a means of advancing the colony. The subject is of public importance and will have to be inquired into. A station that returned nearly 50 tuns of oil last season has been demolished by the very man who gave his consent to its erection two years since; meanwhile the season will be lost — the crews engaged a useless expense, and the owner a victim. 22nd May. The Rev. W. Bolland has been dangerously ill for some days, and is not expected to recover. He has been latterly attended by Dr. Miller of ttie E. I. Co.'s service, and recently Surgeon of the Louisa Campbell, and by Mr. Watt.