Mr ROLLESTON & TE WHITE.

Patea Mail, 12 October 1881, Page 3

Mr ROLLESTON & TE WHITE.

INTERVIEW AT PARIHAKA. We underetand that while Mr Rolleston, Minister of Native Affairs, was at Pungarehn, lie received an invitation fjtom Te Whiti to visit Parihaka. Mr Rplleston went to Parihaka with an interpreter, the visit being unknown to Europeans. Te Whiti received the Minister with friendliness, and they held a long and animated conversation upon the present situation.'' Mr Rolleston is understood to have used firm and decisive language to Te Whiti, who is now clearly warned of the consequence of resisting the Government authority on this Coast, or of molesting settlors in the occupation of land duly purchased. The Native Minister has gone to Wellington to report to his colleagues. There can be no doubt, from certain decisive expressions used in Major Atkinson’s address, that the Government are now working up to a decisive point; and that when the preparations are complete the question at issue will be put to the test by the A.C.’s being ordered to pull down the fences which Natives have set np on sections already sold by Government for occupation. VOLUNTEERS WANTED. We believe the Government are inviting members of Volunteer corps to enroll for active service.. It is expected they may be required to go to Parihaka for a few weeks. The Government desire to have Volunteer reserves ready at call; so that if force has to be used in compelling obedience to the law at Parihaka, there may bo sufficient reserves to call up at short notice, without enrolling a large army of A.C.’s.

The blow has to be struck. It is a question of days rather than weeks.

PREPARING TO ACT, {Press Association Telegram.) New Plymouth, Wednesday. It is reported here that preparations arc evidently being made at the camps for a move of some kind ; also that Mr Rolleston has gone to Wellington to allow Major Atkinson to come here.