MR BRYCE IN THE WAIKATO.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1024, 31 October 1882, Page 3

MR BRYCE IN THE WAIKATO.

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Mr Bryce has ordered flour, sugar, tea, biscuits and beef, aB a present to the King. There are not more than 500 natives here, and they are divided into two camps, the Waikatos beiDg by themselves, and the Ngatimanipotos by themselves. The natives assembled at 10 o'clock this morning, but Mr Bryce did not come till-11.

About a quarter to that hour, Tawhiao stood up and said Mr Bryce was coming there that d*«y to see the people, but no talking as to tu*inesß would take place. Mr Bryce, on his arrival, went and shook hands with Tawhiao and sit down before him, silence being observed for some time. Tawhiao then went back and welcomed them, saying :-—"lt is gsod to come and see us all. This is the day for seeing one another. We will pick out a good day to settle business. We want a warm day so that our blankets may be thrown off. I have a word to e&j about the Land Court, but it will be spoken at another time." Te Wheoro sat by his side prompting him. Mr Bryce rose and said: —"I greet vou as you have greeted me for all our people. I reciprocate your good wishes. Let this be a day of greeting, a day of goodwill. Let us not in the future look back on this day with regret." He then said that he was ready to speak of other matters besides greeting. Two ways there were of speaking—one open, the other keeping something back. If thi* wer a day of greeting, then he should let it be so. When the time came to speak of tribal business he would speak plainly as he always did, and he hoped Tawhiao would also speak plainly. If he did so, all Ihe clouds would disappear. H« stood there as a friend of Tawhiao if he would accept him as such. With hio help he could do much ; without it he could do little. Be was prepared to be his friend.

Tawhiao said in reply, "Listen. I will speak plainly and you must do the same. You have been dead and now you are alive."

then came out and sat down beside Mr Bryce, and the people began to disperseMr Bryce went over and shojk hands with Wahonui, and the psblic business of the day was thus over in half an hour. Later in the day Mr Bryee presented Tawhiao with a gold railway pass for the whole of the New Zealand railways for life, or as he said, "So long as vou live." Tawhiao simply replied he would take it. The pass has two fern leaves and "Free Eailway Pass" on one side, and on the other "Tawhiao." The presention took place at one o'clock, and Mr Bryce returned to the settlement before 2 p.m. He and Tawhiao seemed to get aloDg very well together.