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", Ai .A ■ * ;: " •" '' '~'> •''"•' The following telegrams are taken from the 'O.tago. Daily Times ':^- v v<i , Napibb, March 23. Mr M'Donald,, Mr Cox's Jjyjßrseer, has arrived, from Taupo. He reports that he planted the.sheepin a remote corner of the run, and left' them ' there, in the middle of the shearing; ; as i he: had heard that Te Kooti was in* , thi,; vijpinity. Mr Heliyer, another runfcolder, . is, . about to follow his; example. They say that they have heard of large gatherings of the natives, but they really know very little. They were warned of th,ejir danger; by i the Friendlies.' „.,-'.. v. •}•.:!?[ m „-n-^ ■->:* The removal of; Mr M'Lean has caused great dissatisfaction throughout the l I«*£ vince. - Public meetings on the subject are to be called at Waipukurau arid Havelock. -,-.•'.. i • f'..i ' ■>■• : . The prize rifle-shooting is going j on in the midst of ] a heavy ; gale.

Nelson, March 23* - The Auckland lNows of Saturday contains a letter from Mr Buckland, sheep and catth? owner, .stating that the. Eng's aukati is rumored' to extendi vir^lly from the Waikato, and that imttttrMEns cattle, sheep, nor settlers are. to ibe'molested. The King .disapproves of Kereopa's practices. ' , The --, latter,,. Aemtmdß blood, and threatens to kill both Europeans and Friendlies. Mr Buckland says that a feast ia to be held eti Pukepuke, to which the King's,, natives, the Kupapas, and the Europeans* have been invited.. . ■ , -, . ■■■■ \ The Ngatiporou and other, Fnendlies in the Opotiki district are, jpreftv numerous, but are in need of arm's 1 and aihmu*tion. „ .^... »^«-, t:-».J<u■l^^«»«=^-'»»^'» Bs * M " ssra *^*** , * ! A preliminary meetings of the natives |has been held . Tokangajmutu.;__.lS;flL lextreme" parties, were ..present, .jIt T is thought that the great 'meeting to be held soon will do good, especially if Te.Kooti gets beatenrand thejTjriweras are pushed by the confiscation of their^anij-: f i Mr R. J. Creighton has been elected Member for: Newton by* large majority,? ; The ' Tairahaki; Herald,' in an io^x^ published yesterday, ' siys that^'F^th^;; Eoland arrived overland from Patea onSaturday with dates ;to ; the 18th inst. iEia news, however, is generally anticipated. The rebels were short of, provisions, ana' the Patea settlersfwere inclined to be hopeful. One of them iwrote to Taranaki; l saying ",Tou;may. see Colonel Whitmore and the-greater_part-oi_his force in New Plymouth in; a fortnight or three weeks." 1 A letter from; \^ew Plymouth, dated yesterday, says :— " The native meeting at the Stoneyhurst river has terminated. x Te Wito spoke for three dayg ''.' /'' Mr Parris did not attend. The natives 'who were present say 'that the result will be peace ; but no confidence can be placed in the resultr of this meeting;" ~ : ' WEMiiwoTOify March 24r. The Wanganui coach arrived; to-night, but does not bring any news further than the fact that the head-quarters of tne^ Constabulary are now established' 1 at Manutahi, beyond the boundary of the ■*■■ Province of Wellington. . ; .: . In the Taranaki papers of the 19th, . mention is made of a rumor that , fightinjg had taken place at Mahawapou. rumor, however, is said to require 'confirmation, and none had been received up to the morning of Monday last. The * Independent' of this monung^ says that Mr i\£Lean," as Superintendent of Hawke's Bay, 'acted*' rightly in the ' matteroMto^Ata's^rdet^Htion^ but that when he felt it' his duty so to act, he should have, resigned the position of Go- ; vernment agene,, It^adniits that the G-o- > vernm ant c . i'ul-d not retain hiss services' as ■ a their agent after what he did, but strongly ' condemns the mariner in which_he was_ dismissed, .vud expresses" the "hope" "that the ditt'erences may yet be'ax^n^modated/] and that, the Colony will npt lose,]£r t <r M'Lean's assistance. ■ • •_ ; i-"^4 Major Cooper, of Auckland^ 'has'beeit' 1 instructed to eiuist as many'me|i'aß^i ,^^ sible in the Thames district, on the pin-.," ciple of the Koyal Naval, Eeserye, the men to. receive a smaU retaining pay «; when not required, but to be 'liable tofbe 1^ called out for actual service on foil V| at any time. ''.'.'. .'.'...!'.-'•:,..:...'.'. . -^ Colonel Ilea ier iB again enlisting suit- ti > able recruits for the Constabulary: 100 are wanted. ■■; .••-■•>•« ■ _ '• • ''^j Tenders have been • called 1 for' 1 the rj^V moval of the " shedifice." '" |"' ' The Government Buildings are being prepared and decorated for the ball to be

....given on thejarrival of the Prince. Th< public, meeting regarding his reception takes place to-uight. Telegrams received to-day from Waira rapa state that two decisions of th< Native Lands Court regarding the landi near Masterton, have given great dis satisfaction to the Hauhau claimants Judge Monro has ordered a settler namei Wilkinson to survey the block immediately, ' diately, while the Maoris threaten thai J> they will! not allow him to do so. Fean are entertained that a disturbance maj ensue. f ' Whaka Mau, the Maori murderer, was executed in the gaol this morning. Ht met his death bravely, and died without t ; struggle. •■

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Southland Times, Issue 1132, 29 March 1869, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
803

LATEST FROM THE NORTH. Southland Times, Issue 1132, 29 March 1869, Page 2

LATEST FROM THE NORTH. Southland Times, Issue 1132, 29 March 1869, Page 2

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