LATEST NATIVE INTELLIGENCE

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 158, 2 July 1879, Page 2

LATEST NATIVE INTELLIGENCE

New Plymouth, June 30. The Natives arrested for ploughing Courtney's land are to be brought before the Resident Magistrate to-morrow morning, under the Malicious Injury to Properties Act, 1867, and tried. If they are convicted they will be sent to another part of the colony to serve their sentence.

The ' Herald's ' Carl vie correspondent; telegraphs that it was reported yesterday that 60 Maori ploughmen passed Opunake on Saturday for Mawhewhiti, commissioned by Te Whiti to continue ploughing on the south side of the Waingongoro. It is reported in town that the natives

between Opunake and Parihaka are very sulten, and are arming themselves. Wellington, June 30. Of the seventeen nattves arrested at Oakura two were boys, and the Native Minister has ordered their release. Full instructions as to the prosecution of the others have been sent by the law officers here to the Crown Prosecutor at Now Plymouth, and they are expected to be committed for trial tomorrow, in which case they will immediately be removed to Wellington. An application from the gaol authorities in New Plymouth for increased accommodation has been declined, as the prisoners are not to remain. It is expected that to-morrow ploughing operations will bo resumed on Livingstone's land at Hawera, but every preparation has been made to board and lodge ilie ploughmen at Her Majesty's expense for some time. A. friendly chief has been to Oakura to report on the state, of affairs there.

The Government have received the following telegrams:— Opunake, Sunday.

Unarmed natives recommenced ploughing to-day on the Government jand at Temanu, near. Opunake. The natives were warned off three times, and Major Goreing told them if they came again they would be arrested. They did do so, and the chief, Ngamari was taken into custody, and is now lodged in the guard tent at Opunake.

Havyera, Sunday.

A number of natives (about 100) arrived at Waingongora to-day, ostensibly to hold a tangi over a dead chief. It is reported they intend to resume ploughing, on Mr Livingstone's land, and at Normanby to-morrow (Monday). They have 10 pairs of bullocks, with them. The natives who were turned away at Opunake, made no resistance to the arrest of Ngamari. This is the chief who has on several occasions ordered settlers off the land at Opunake, and who has been in many other respects troublesome. Instructions of most peremptory character have been issued along the West Coast, from White Cliffs to Wanganui, to arrest and imprison all Maoris found ploughing upon European lands. j.-jfr Rewi has telegraphed to the Native Minister, contradicting categorically all statements appearing in the papers that he has been sympathising with*-Te Whiti and his people.