LATEST NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 157, 25 June 1879, Page 2

LATEST NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

(From the 'Press.') New Plymouth, June 23. Hone Pihama has warned Beamish, a publican at Oeo, to leave. There was no ploughing at Oakura today, on account of the bad weather. Several ploughs were being carted by the Maoris in that direction. Oeo is twenty-two miles north of Hawera, and Beamish is the only white settler there. His public-house is quite close to Hone Pihama's village, and Hone is his landlord. The bullocks of Te Whiti's ploughmen were impounded at Oakura during the absence of the ploughmen at Parihaka on Saturday. Te Kamokorua demanded their release. Both the poundkeeper and the commanding officer having refused,, he threatened to tomahawk the poundkeeper and break the pound. In the evening, during the fracas, ho was put into the mud by some Arawa members of the force whom he had insulted. Yesterday he paid the fees and obtained the bullocks, and will probably resume ploughing to-day. * Hawera, June 23. There is a large assemblage of Natives at Ketemerae, on the other side of the Waingongoro, and a party came over to resume ploughing, but were bundled off the same as the previous party. Several were, however, detained as security that none of the outsettlers should be injured. A Kakaramea Native boasted to-day ! that the Maoris would plough up Paterson's land when all was ready, and they were only waiting Te Whiti's order to commence. A settler said that if a Native came to plough his land it would be the last sod he ever would turn, as he would assuredly shoot him. The Native replied that the bullets could not hurt him. Hardly any of the Patea Natives who went to Hawera have returned. Ten Natives passed through Waitotara yesterday with a cart and horse and two bullocks on their way to Parihaka. . When the news of the Maoris ploughing up Livingstone's land was received, 200 volunteers paraded, and decided that if the Government gave an unsatisfactoty reply they would turn the Maoris off, aud they sent a telegram notifying the Government of their resolution. McLean, the owner of the land opposite Livingstone's, was elected to lead the party, who I were to remove the Maoris at noon. Bu 1 ; when they saw the Maoris destroying Livingstone's lawn they could wait no longer, but yoked np the bullocks and carted all off to the Waimate Plains. Two hundred Europeans were present. The Maoris were very sulky, saying—" Wait, you will see." They also threatened to come back at once, saying the Land was theirs and they intended cropping it. The settlers waited to see if they would come back, being determined to turn [

them off again. At a meeting it wa determined to accent the services of i hundred men whom Captain Finnirty sai< he could raise. It was <iiso determine< to request the Government to find worl for the settlers in building redoubts. I was also decided that tiny future aggres sors should be pt off and the friendlj Natives be warned to come in in a certnii time if hostilities were imminent. Living stoen's house was guarded last night h} thirty volunteers. Tiie settlers are rej i solved to protect each other to the utnms: and throw the responsibility on the Go. vernment. * PATEA, Z\XG&£Sfr There is some excitement ampt&Sa* settlers who are anxious to Hawera settlers, being extremely gratifiet at the action taken by them in puttinj the Natives over the Waingongoro bridge Titokwaru has not returned fron Parihaka ; lie awaits instructions from T< Whiti, who says that his mat must b( swept clean,.meaning that settlers mus be swept off land. A further contingent of Native; yesterday, after the ploughmen had beei turned off, wished to resume the ploughing, but Commissioner Williams wamec saying that the settlers were not to h played with. It is suppesed that thei will return in great force, and attemp to plough again. Every preparation has been made for any emergncy. Wellington, June 23. ; The Government have chartered the steamer Manawatu, which leaves to night for Wanganui with fifty more con 1 stabulary. \ The Stella took fifty constabulary t( New. Plymouth ""' yesterday. They gc overland to Hawera. The Ngapuhis have offered to furnish i contingent if the Government wish. Rew also said he would send five hundred Maniopotos if required. Even without anj Ngatiporou contingent, the Government calculated on being able to place nearlj a thousand friendly Natives in the dis turbed districts should occasion arise.