FURTHER AGGRESSION BY NATIVES.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 149, 28 May 1879, Page 2

FURTHER AGGRESSION BY NATIVES.

[By Telegraph.] NEW PLYMOUTH, Mat 26. Some Natives, with eight ploughs, went on tire land of Mr Caverhill, at the left bank of the Tapanui, near Oakura, and proceeded to plough the land up. The Natives were spoken to, and their reply was “ all the same as Waimate Plains.” They are in possession of the ground. The land is part of the confiscated land given to the military settlers. Considerable excitement has been’ occasioned by this stop being taken by the Natives, so near to the town. LATER PARTICULARS. It appears that a party of Natives have taken possession of Mr Courtney’s property at Oakura. Caverhill, Mr Shand and Mr W. Carrington left town this morning, and on reaching Mr Courtney’s place saw a party of sevdn or eight Maoris ploughing with four bullocks. They had come last night. Te Waka, a nephew of Puriri 'Kingi, and Tukino were in command, and they stated to Mr Shand that they were acting under orders from Te Whiti, to go and occupy all the confiscated land, as the Europeans were now their slaves. Te Waka, who was quivering with excitement, was evidently suffering from a fit of fanaticism, and said Mr Shand knew that the Natives were his lords, to which Mr Shand replied that he knew it to be false. ' He was told that the Natives intended to occupy all the confiscated land in Waitara and any other place. Te Waka afterwards apologised for being excited, and said he hoped there would be no ill feeling between them. As a result of a meeting of gentlemen held to-day, Mr Kelly telegraphed to the Premier and. Native Minister reporting the facts were very serious, and urging prompt action to guard against their becoming more so. A settler who arrived in town this mgrning states that the Natives had warnpd him to leave his place. The ‘ Herat’s’ Okato correspondent telegraphs this evening that the Chief Potikapa informed William Bayley, who is living at Stoney River, that the Natives were coming to-morrow to plough up part of his land and that of others in the district. The settlers are in con si derablo anxiety, amt think that the Government should send, reinforcements.