THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3336, 1 September 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1879.

The news from the Upper Thames is not at all reassuring, and our anticipations that but little importance should be attached to the attack on the survey party are not borne out by our latest despatches by pigeon. Mr Sheehan, however, lost no time in taking prompt measures and notifying to the natives his intention to vindicate the law and arrest the would-be murderers. This course he made arrangements to carry out, and the volunteers of Paeroa at once offered their services to proceed to the settlement of Pakara. Several influential natives of Paeroa, notably Tukukino, waited upon Mr Sheehan and urged very forcibly that their people should be allowed to make an effort to quietly secure the offenders, and in doing so possibly prevent any further complications. The desirability of preventing bloodshed and allaying the excitement influenced the Native Minister in adopting the suggestion of Tnkukino, which had farther the effect of, in Borne rngasure, committing himself and his people to take sides with the Government, a point worth securing from such an individual as the old Koroat* obstructionist. As the result was not so successful as the native chiefs anticipated, Mr Sheehan issued instructions to have his first arrangements carried out, and for that purpose a force was organised at Paeroa. By our pigeongrams the latest phrase of the mutter may be ascertained, which is not as promising as we could wish, but there is just this probability that under the excitement the facts may be a little exaggerated.