All Quiet Around Hawera.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 162, 24 July 1886, Page 8

All Quiet Around Hawera.

Hawera, July 20. everything is quiet. The natives conin Ha«tie J s affair gathered at Titokowaru's kainga to talk over tbe matter. The natives for the most part were very " pouri," and sulky. They said the white men have .taken our lands ; they may as well keep 1 our cattle and horses. The impounding of these animals, is with them, a very sore -point. Some of them go further,, and say, *• As you have arrested so many, you may take the rest," and add that they think that other whare building and trespass on land in European occupation will be made, but of this they are doubtful at presant. . The land occupied by tenants of thoae called Maori leaseholds are now almost exclusively managed by the native trustees, ■ and. .the Europeans' rent was some time 'ago reduced by half for a term of three years, the balance of deferred rent to be paid up at the end of three -years. This privilege has been ex ended to many of these tenants, and is oae of Maori 'grievances. Tbe participation of certain chiefs in tbe affair is regarded as a sign that enforced collection of their rents, and ■official deductions made for collecting has caused these natives to take tbe steps they .did. The damages for tres-pass of horses and cattle were a^ seeped at Is a head. About 10 acres of grass were destroyed, and perhaps 20s worth of damage to fences. The settlers have no fear of any serious disturbance.