NATIVE NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 502, 24 March 1880, Page 2

NATIVE NEWS.

(JVew Zealand Herald). Tawhiao has issued a manifesto of considerable importance, in reference to a meeting which is to be held within the uext week or two at Hikurungi. The proclamation is dated “ 'i'e 16 o Poututerangi. As our readers are aware, since the missionaries came the .Maoris have adopted our calendar, March being called “ Maiiii,” and February being called “ Pepucre,” and so on. But the xiauhans, or the strict Kingite llanhaus, have gone back to the old Maori calendar, where the seasons or months were distinguished by different names, according to the work to be done on the enilivations or in the forests. The real object of the forthcoming meeting is to attract h-.ale within the ranks of the Kingites, Kewi and his followers, and the Ngatituwharetoa, oi the Tanp-i ui.-trici, who, about the time of the ivop.ia meeting, applied to iSir George Givy an 1 Mr fciieehan to put roads and telegraph lie s and railways through their country. The proclamation is very much in the style of Tawhiao’s celebrated speech at Kopna. itclaims dominion and power tor Tawhiao over the whole island, as governor and ruler of the eon airy, and the only one who can save the race, lie says, however, that he intends to maintain peace, and to discountenance all trouble and war. He refers somewhat contemptuously to Te Whiti, and evidently is determined, that the Waikatos snail not mix themselves up with him. Hewi, we hoar, is staunch in his determination to follow the line he has lately taken up, of friendliness towards the Europeans. Tuknkino, of Ohinemuri, has lately been at Hikurangi, asking advice about Thames affairs. Tawhiao counselled him nob to agree to a road being made at To Komata, to protest against if, but to take no action which would be likely to lead to a breach of the peace.