TAURANGA.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2915, 19 June 1878, Page 2

TAURANGA.

Tuesday.

The Native Minister arrived here on Saturday afternoon, and left almost immediately for Maketu, where the natives were in a most disturbed state, consequent upon prrely native grounds. A meeting of nil the ArawaM was held next morning in front of, the Native Lauds Court, building, r.nd attended by over seven Lundred natives. The war party from Kotorua, who came to conduct a war against Pokiba's party, were present, armed, and on the JNalive Minister making it imperative that their loaded arms should be discharged before talking, the whole of the belligerents withdrew and discharged their arms, and returned to the meeting uuarnied. Most pacific sentiments were uttered to the Minister, and full explanations made as to the nature of the complications, which were, it was said, not occasioned by the Court, but consequent on certain challenges which the Ngatipakaos had made to engage in open conflict. After the; general meeting tho Native Minister met each party separately, and matters were gone nto in detail, and trie result was that on Monday morning the whole of Pokiha's people and others appeared on the Makotu Plat artried, and after sundry military manoeuvres they discharged their arms, did any number of war dance? and hakas, after which (he chief of each side rubbed noses, and the whole complications ended amicably, contrary to predictions by some. Mr Sheehan express'd extreme satisfaction that complications had been so quickly and satisfactorily concluded, and told people generally that he " was always of opinion that the pen was mightier than the svrprd." The Arawa people are intensely satisfied with the Minister's visit, and the general opinion is that a more pacific period is in reserve for the district from the loyal bu,t somewhat troublesome Arawa.