THE KING COUNTRY.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1074, 16 May 1882, Page 2

THE KING COUNTRY.

The jV. Z. Herald's own correspondent at, Whatiwhaiihoe says Tawhiao I a<l a very rough and wet trip to Pironga, on bis pigeon-shooting expedition. He also remarked to a visitor who spoke to him, that if Sir D. McLean had been alive now, the King question and the differences between the races would have been settled long ag "’- Winiata, Te Kooti, Purukutu, nor the native who killed Todd at Pirongia will be present at this meeting. Te Kooti is at Te Kuiti, and the others are at Hikurangi or Kawhia. News has been received here that Hiroki has been sentenced to death, but the natives here who have become acquainted with the news seem not to concern themselves about the matter. A person who has been through the Tuhua country quite recently, informed me that be has obtained gold specimens from that district, and that he has written to the Government with reference to the matter. He thinks that gold could be got from Tuhua in payable quantities.

Topia Turoa and Matuahu are detained by the flood at I&ngakiso.’

This non-arrival of these distinguished, personages has been the cause of the delay of the meeting. The natives are still erecting whares, and the great Rununga house is now full. Should the weather be bad, the meeting will be held in the Runanga House, which will contain about 600, closely packed.