THE GREAT NATIVE KING MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 287, 20 November 1862, Page 5

THE GREAT NATIVE KING MEETING.

We have obtained from a correspon lent at Wellington the - sub-tfance of the resolutions passed at the Great Native Sleeting, at Waikato,at which WilliamThom[).son presided. The Bi»ho > was present, and was treated with studied disrespect. He was told that clergymen who spoke slightingly of the King were by law .suhjeot to hiving their tongues slit. The resolutions were sewn in number. The first five and the seventh show the reservation of absolute power, the sixth might mean an inclination to tr;-at, or a desire to show their sense of their independence. We proceed t«» give an epitome of them, first mentioning that our informant guarantees its correctness.:— Is . * nati'.-e tiilmnal *o settle all land <isputes. 2nd. No Govjrninj'iit steamer to be per*mrt;d to asivnd th* Waikato river. 3.-d. The roadh i ig eoi*t ucted from Raglan, not to lie permute 11« cross the YVaifcatum.. 4tK The fri nt y Europeans to be we I treated, but th•»"0 uafrion Uy to be -ent to Auckland. sth. The Natives tJ pay Europeans the debts they owe t em. 6th. An invitation to be pivpn to Sir George Gey to c -inn to Waikato to raeft the Chiefs. 7th. The road co lstruetel as far a* Muugatawliiri not to be allowed.to coss the river.