NATIVE DISTURBANCE IN AUCKLAND.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1054, 5 September 1879, Page 2

NATIVE DISTURBANCE IN AUCKLAND.

Geahamstown, September 4. The following message per Star pigeon, from the native agent at Pareora, has just been received :—The preliminary meeting is now taking place satisfactorily. Mr. Wilkinson is going to the Ngatihakoe with Pinata Tiwa, Wini Kere, and others to convey the message of the runanga to Ngatihakoe. Mr. Wilkinson will return here to-day, and will bring the result of the meeting at Okakutura. Ngatihakoe will probably come down to-morrow morning. September 5. The following has been received per Star pigeon from its special reporter At the Komatu meeting, this day, a party of native chiefs, with Wilkinson, assistant native agent, arrived from Pakaras settlement at 7-30 last night, having left Pineha behind with his hapu. The Ngatihakoes have agreed to come to the meeting this morning, when the whole matter will be discussed. Pakara and Epiha repeated what they said on Sunday, stating that they would- not give themselves up to Europeans. I have every confidence that tiie runanga of Hauraki will do its utmost to cause them to be given up, well knowing the consequences. There were fifteen fully armed and ready for any emergency, and about twenty unarmed. These latter, from Waitakurakura, arrived yesterday. Auckland, September 4. Rewi sent a telegram to Turakina, of Obinemuri, requesting him to give the native offenders up. Messrs. Stewart and Beere have made a hurried examination of the proposed railway through Paeroa, and Mr. Beere has been instructed to go up and commence a survey of the first two miles of railway towards Komata, which will be commenced at once. This will be carried on until it junctures with the survey at Kikutaki. A native constable has furnished the following report of the Kaikohe affray. On behalf of the Ngatiu tribe, Totawa agreed to sell a block of land to John Lundon, and received a deposit on the l;ind claimed by the Ngaitiwako tribe, living at Kaikohe. Ngatiu went with the surveyors to point out the boundaries. They were working when a messenger arrived from Ngaitiwako to tell Ngatiu to return home. The latter replied with an invitation to join in the survey. Sixteen Ngatius were cutting lines, thirteen of them having guns, when the Ngaitiwakos arrived, and, without much parley, fired two volieys without effect. One of the Ngatius then seized a gun and. killed a Ngatiwako man. The fight, became general. The attacking party mustered 40 armed men. Their casualties were— Two killed (Ngaitiwako), Kira and Eari, the former a leading chief; two Ngatiu killed, Paraha and Te Akautu ; and two wounded, Hone Tumero and Ngawaka—the former was shot through the jaw, and cannot live. The slain and wounded were conveyed to their respective kaingas for

burial. Ngatiu says he will resume cutting lines, and go in force armed, and if interfered with, will retaliate severely.