AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2873, 1 May 1878, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day. The Australia has arrived from Sydney with the outward 'Frisco mail.

The Australian news is unimportant.

John H. Anderson was arrested just on the eve of departure in the Rotorua for Sydney, on a warrant from Wellington charging him with larceny as a bailee of two hundred pounds.

Several Wesleyan ministers left by the Itotorua to attend the Conference.

A Herald reporter has telegraphed that he had an interview with Eewi re the Native meeting, in which he said he would not attend unless asked by Sir George Grey or Mr Sheehan. The meeting was called by Tawhiao and Waikato, not by him, and he had nothing to do with it. He desired to leave the Waikatos alone. He knew nothing of what had been done. He did not believe that the land of Waikato would be restored to the Maoris. Perhaps the Waikatos had some idea that it might be restored, but he had none.

The reason why ho would go, in the event of being askod by the Premier or Native Minister, is thut in suoh case he would not be identified with the meeting. He would understand that Miuisters wished to arrange with him n grievance with reference to Otauttihanga. Eewi has a special grievance about that land, and he would not give Ministers an opportunity of saying that they wished to meet about that, and that he would not come. He said he had always opposed the idea of setting up a Maori King, but when persuaded he had taken an active part in the movement.