WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3212, 5 June 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This day. Precautions in Case of "War. The ITgatipoura ITativas to' take the Field. The Government think actual hostilities may be averted with the Taranaki natives, but in any case, during the next four days 250 men of the Armed Constabulary will be at New Plymouth. ■ If' -hostilities should occur they will propably begin at Oakura and towards Opunake'." Major Ncake has received instructions to organise all the volunteers between Wanganui and New Plymouth. In a few. weeks with the help of the Ngatiporous the Government, will be, able to place 2500 men in the Taranaki district. Government will probably settle to-day what course to pursuo regarding Tar'a-, naki affairs. Ik is expected that the Maoris ploughing Courtney's land will be

turned off. In doing so the Government willbe cuided by circumstances.

A contingent of 1,000 men of Rapata's tribe, are now under offer to Government.^ These can bo placed on the disaffected ground in a month. The Government are quite determined that settlers are not to be driven 'from their homes.

All remonstrances and arguments with natives are fruitless—they say they are obeying the orders of their master, and intjßnd to carry out his instructions. They are'now ploughing land within a mil© of th« Armed Con«UbuUry barracks at Opunake. „.... -... „ f ? Fifty Armed •Constabulary left in the Stella,for New Plymouth at four, this mbrnipg. ( .There^ were one hundred (thousand rounds of ammunition on board, and a ldfrdf Icampi' maierial?was Jitf beTtakenjbi^, board at Nelson. 'Another squad of 60 will be sent up next^week, all being recruited nt Wellington, where any number of men are offering.- The GoTemment only accept'men of'good^itampS