The Premier's Offer to Tawhiao.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3187, 7 May 1879, Page 2

The Premier's Offer to Tawhiao.

■ y The Moving; may bo of, interest just at the present moment and give*?the terms offered by, * Sir George Grey to Tawhiao at the Hikurangi meeting on M^ 10th, of last *year,i^f' - V! :}y ; *',!, -iTou" pfand I'authority,. to which the Government will add' that you are to be tho admiriiitrstor within your distriot. The QoVcrriment will i aisist you and the chiefs of: your district to so administer affair* that peace aud quietness' will alight on the two, races of the island. The. Government will always look to youj they will net look to one side or the other. It in for jem to say lease (land), and it will be leased, fell, and the sales will take place within your'dUtrioU The Government will give you, Tawhiao, fire hundred; pounds a year.- The-moneys to be expended wilhra'yo^r disjtneit^will be given as a'':whole:':to^him):(Tawhn6)|';! f(ijr him to distribute as he thinks proper to the chiefs of his district. . ""'""

1 •^'Th^^orerriment fwiil giTeybti fire hundred ;;aerps ;<»r land ia the district of Ngaruawahiai near your father's graVe-1 The Government will build you a house at Kawhia for.yiata; to hold your meetings inp J' &i!'' "3. The portions of land remaininf to the Government which have not yet been sold to Europeans, situate ,on the western side of the Weikat© and Waipa—those aritU^ioilions which will be returned to Tawhiao. "4. In addition to this, riaatmech as I am very desirous that you should become wealthy* I consider that the Government should set apart certain town sections within all the townships situate on the Waikato andWiapa, andgive themto you in trust for the people, the money arising therefroni't^be'deaff with as you shall think fit, for I wish that you should specially; become s rich, because these are the places whioh are rapidly increasing in

•' 5. With reference to roads, it is my wish that you andl should carry out the arranee. ments respecting them, and that no person should presume to make roads before it has been settied by you and the Government. , 6. With reference to surreys, it is for you to say that surreys are to be made, and surreys will be made.

« 7. I have thoughtorer these matters, and it 18 my earnest wish that I may ,cc you living comfortably on the lands which will be set apart for you; should you consent to the proposals which I npw make to you, LwiU gire it my special attention, so that you may soon occupy the land ß in those places wK will now be given back to you, and wh oh have not been disposed of to'the European, With respect to other matters, that is En!' harrows, and other implements, requisite for meT °S ? i" atiOn °f the 80i1 'the SoW ment will make some arrangement for, that Belect the portions lor you." *' a