The Native Meeting.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3194, 15 May 1879, Page 2

The Native Meeting.

1 Yesterday's Proceedings.

(Pbe Pbess Agekcit.)

Aiexandba, Wednesday. The natives from distant places are rapidly disappearing homewards. Te>Eo6ti'iij)eople; hav.es gons S jfcs Te

One portion of yesterday's proceedings were omitted. When Te Ngakau heard read the list of persons of his own tribe who had sold and leased a large block of confiscated land ,w.hich the,^Government had restored to them, 1 he said, turning to his own people : " You have plucked out my heart's blood, and I am done with you. You can "go" your own way.'' Kewi said: " I have nothing to do with Ngakaii. I .will look, after^my own affairp^- '/] /, './// )i )' ? |'|! Rewrisre'ry angry because the Waikato Eingites sold their lands while living on his, and conniving at the sale of a large block of it.

The Kingites are completely broken up. Tawhiao says he has been wrecked bytrusting the guidance of hlfelheanoe to his advisers.

To-day, Eewi, Wahanui, Te Petera,! Tunui, and 150 followers, were presentj Holding a private conference. Eewi has; written^to r>Mr:Sheeban not to leave Alex-! andra, as he has not .jet finished his conversation- withi Mir' -SheebanV ! To-morrow the result of the'jN'jljatimaniapoto.conference; will ;'be ! c'omratftiieated ' to''"tfcV Eingites.- ■'-•■' M;!; ui" w.'"^.-' - ;,>■<: A , ' After Sir Gepr&ji 'Gffij'; and/ jthe ,Hbn.; Mr Sheehah''_ left Kopua .yesterday, a meeting was,held. Between |te^i and his people, and the Waikatosi The debate' lasted about,three hours, and the meeting | broke up in''great.confusion^ JEewi'spoke | out in the most' distinct way, and expressed his'determinatioti'to maintain his present relation' 'with;:the |3oferhmerit.: He then fliibg a bob^shell into the meeting by causing Tfr^riqgatp rekd out thei list of glands, retiurnejl: to'•', ihe retJels in the .Waikatp,, and sinep i ! ( sold i by, them • ;;; v ; ..; 'i,, ; ;, oii""; "/,;■■'[',, .;•;?■;'! \ The greatest excitement prevailed when ' this document fwas being read, „ 0;

Ahi Pene EZarib.au tried to stop further revelations by wising to at point; o£ border and asking tbe use of reading out things everybody knew-; / but numbers of«the' people' cried out," "Read, read on." rI hear oh good authority • that the Hauhaus now regard Be. wi; ,and. hii pejople ais com-: 'pletely; separated^froin theinV;': [ r> ' ' Tiwhiao'jß'.son arid daughter have '.ar-i rived at A,lexan'idra, and! Me.,waiting toßee; Mk Sheehan..Vlt! ip reported ih^y wi^to, go with him to Auckland. ', if ,';|'.. ., .';','.; ][['

(PBOM OUB OWN; COBBESPpipENT.) ' j Aiexandbia, This'day. 'The whole of yesterday at* Kopua was occupied by the discussion of the Waikatos as to the survey of lands' for each tribe, that is to induce Tawhiao to consent to a survey. J The Ngatimaniapoto are quiescent, but Te Wahanui objected.. ,1, {