NATIVE AFFAIRS.
During Mr fhyce’s visit to Mana.a about 120 stand of ay ms were taken by the Armed Constabulary and Volunteers. The Maoris state that during the search at Parihaka, coin, greenstone, etc., to the i value of £3OO was taken. Titokawarau and five other influential chiefs have been arrested and taken into the guard tent. On Thursday afternoon the Armed Constabulary, numbering 160 men, weie told off for road-making. At 2 p.m. a party, tinder Colope) Roberts, proceeded through the bush to the rear of Parihaka, and were engaged in marking out a line for a road, Mr Hursthouso acting as surveyor. The Press correspondent having been given permission to erect their tents inside the camp at Parihaka, they will probably shift their quarters to-day (Saturday.) The natives will not disperse. Major Kemp approves strongly of the firm attitude assumed by the Government, and had sent two chiefs to Parihaka for the pinpose of inducing bis people toreturn to their homes, He is very angry with them for refusing to do so, and says he hopes Government will arrest them if they still refuse to go. The reason of Titokawaru being arrested was tiiat after he assumed the lead after To Whiti’s arrest he has been very troublesome, in barranguing the natives and urging resistance. According to latest accounts further search has been made for arms, and over 300 stand, and a large quantity of powder and ammunition have been seized. The road will be made right through Parihaka village from Pungarehu camp to Stratford station. ' It is stated that the value of the confiscated land is estimated at fully a million sterling. Te Whiti and Tohu were arrested on warrant issued by a magistrate in the way Hirofci was arrested on the old warrant issued just after the murder of McLean, all having been done in strictly regular form. The battalion under Captain Hamersley, consisting of the Canterbury contingent, the Wellington Guards. Rifles, and engineers, and the Makara and Wairarapa corps shifted camp on Thursday to avoid the river Waitotaru which runs through Parihaka, and from which they had been using water for culinary purposes. Borne three men fell out on arriving at the new ground. The camp was pitched in excellent order, every tent going up together on the sound of the bugle, One mnu fainted from the beat of the sun, which at that hour (ten o’clock) was very powerful.
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Temuka Leader, 12 November 1881, Page 3
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405NATIVE AFFAIRS. Temuka Leader, 12 November 1881, Page 3
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