MR BRYCE ON HIS TRAVELS,

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1024, 20 April 1883, Page 3

MR BRYCE ON HIS TRAVELS,

"* ■ • [;i»EU PBESS ,ASSOCIATION."] f : ' >; AUCKLAND, April 17.; ; < News to hand -from. Mr Bryce’s; party States they' reached Otorohangi, 17 miles from Alexandra, yesterday afternoon. without: opposition. . Two unimportant chiefs stopped the party at different places to speak. : i The first asked if the journey was 1 peacable, and the second said brit for Taonui’s letter a verbal protest would have been made against the journey. Five natives from the meeting at; Te Kuiti joined the party last night, including Wi Fere and A. -Thompson. The meeting is not yet over, but it is agreed to ask Parliament to pass a Bill recognising the division of the Ngatimaniapoto lands, and cheapening) Court. The creelss are much swollen, bnt no accident has happened beyond Mr Lewis being thrown from his horse. He was not injured. April 19. v Mr Bryce ■ and; party arrived at Otorongaha on Tuesday. The railway can be cheaply constructed to that point. Wi Pere and others met Mr Bryce as delegates from the Te Kuiti meeting. They stated the meeting had decided to petition Parliament to amend the laws dealing with Native lands. * The Natives did not seem clear about what they wanted, but the motive of the proposals were as follows :—The chiefs find they are losing influence as the lands are sold, and wish to prevent those willing to sell from so doing. They would have it that land held in common ipajority should have power to prevent individualisation of title. Tawbiao with 200 followers has arrived at Cambridge. Mr Sheehan made a speech of welcome, saying to the King he had seen Europeans and Natives living in harmony in Wanganui and elsewhere, and recommending him to do likewise. Tawhiao made no reply.