NATIVE AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 121, 23 May 1903, Page 2

NATIVE AFFAIRS.

END TO GRBAT KINO MOV£MBNT, MAHUTA MADE A LEfJISLVTIVI OOONOIILOK. HAPPY CONSUMMATION. LOYAL NATIVES REJOIOK. [Special to News,] Auckland, May 22. To day the Maori Kirg Mahuta wil Eworn ia es a member of tha Legislative Council, and w?s appointed by tha Governor to the Executive Council. I'his ia pracv'cilly an end to tha great King movement. MabutVs lineage is as fol'owa: —He wss the son of Tawbain, and grandson of Potat u, ihe Maori Kings. Attempt* havd been made during tbe various Administrations from the line of Potatau till now to get the Maori Kings to come into line. We understand Sir Donald McLfan offered to put Tawhab in the position of an Indian Prince. Sir George Grey made tha attempt respec'iog Tawhaio and Rem, when Lord Onslow was Governor, tie hI o, through Mr Cadm%n, endea-. v mred to get Tiwbaio to come in, .ff ring a hrge pension, which was accepted, but subsequently refused, tha chiefs objectirg. Now, all is over, and Mahnti told his people 13-day thu they must keep wi'hia the law. He had taken this step wi h the object of supporting the law, and helping both races. The Premier has been, from tbe '.ime Mahuta was proclaimed Maori King until to-day, wiih the amstasee of the Native Mioister (the Hon. J. Carroll), working in the direction of the end which h isnowbevn attained, and the consummation of their deairea was accomplished at Government House to-day. General rejoicing with the loyal Natives h s resulted at this fitting ending to the isolation and suffering. They do not look upon this as any slight to them, but the bringing to* gtrtier of the whola of the tribes to work in harmony for 'he goad of all. PES PBE3S ASSOCIATION Auckland, May 22. In the course of his speech Mr Sed« don declared that it was a memorable day, fraught with great pauibilitiea for the native nee. A smill section of the Ngatimania* poto, who objected to the step taken, sing a chant, the effect being that if Mahuta b'.cime a Councillor it meant good-bye to Kingship and power, and that he hid gone from the Maoris ti the pikebas, The mijority of tbe Maniapotoß favoured tbe step taken bv Mahuta. Between 200 and 300 Maori! were present.