The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1835, 19 November 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1874.

We have a private letter from Ohinemuri to-day from which we learn that satisfactory progress has been made by Mr. James Mackay, junior, in his squaring up business. All the money questions have been amicably arranged, despite the mischievous interference and opposition of designing pakehas of the Dixon type. Te Moananui, who tried to shuffle out of the business, has passed the tribal

liabilities — the influence brought to

bear upon him by his " people" being too strong to be resisted.

The great horero —the general talk of the meeting commences to-day, and "will probably last a week. Much depends upon this talk, but it is to be hoped that the tact and perseverance shown Mr. Mackay during the early stages of negotiation will have smoothed the way to a successful issue of the question—what land is to be conveyed for the money admitted to have been received. Should this^ be satisfactorily adjusted it will then take nearly a month to arrange the reserves

and survey the boundaries before any

opening can take place. Profiting by v the experience of former negotiations it -will be necessary to avoid tlie difficulties and complications which attended the surveys of the Shortland and Grahamstown boundaries, and which have been the means of inflicting great injustice upon numbers of settlers. Our correspondent urges us to warn persons— especially storekeepers—against proceeding to Ohinenfari at the present time. The miners can do no good until a final settlement has been arrived at, and they might do harm by retarding the desired adjustment of boundary difficulties; and we may inform the storekeepers that there will be no more "reihanas" issued; the balance of the purchase will be paid in cash. Their presence, like the miners would impede the settlement. As far as present appearances go we are assured that things are in fair trim for a tettlement which will be satisfactory to

all parties—anything calculated to jeopardise which must be universally deprecated.