PUNGAREHU.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4021, 17 November 1881, Page 2

PUNGAREHU.

1 This day, 10.25 a.m.

The Canterbury and Marlborough contingents have just marched for Opunake, and they will embark to-morrow. The Mounted Rifles who escorted the prisoners to Opunake yesterday returned last night. v Lateb. This day, 2 p.m. 376 natives, including men, women, and children, belonging to the Ngatiawa tribe, left the Parihaka camp at 9.30 this morning, under the escort of a number of' Constabulary. On reaching Pungarehu the escorting party was joined by the New Plymouth Mounted Rifles. The natives will be taken as far as Oakura today, when they will camp for the night, and march to New Plymouth to-morrow; from there they will be taken by special train to Waitotara.

The Constabulary now in the pah are identifying Maoris from the districts

between here and IVew Plymouth. Several have already been taken, and the search id proceeding. The natives from the Waimate Plains will next be taken, and it is estimated that fully 600 of these are assembled at Parihaka.

In the event of any of the natives who hare been removed to their hapus attempting to return, traffic on the roadß will be stopped. Titokowaru is still in custody in a whare on Fort Bolleston, and it is not likely he will be removed for some days. It was expected the natives would hold their usual monthly meeting to-day, but nothing had been done up to noon. It is probable that on Monday a further remand will be asked for in the Hiroki case. Bryce is of opinion, that sufficient evidence exists to convict him.

It has been arranged that all the remaining Volunteers will embark-from Opunake by the Hinemoa on Saturday, Eoad making will commence towards the end of the week.

It is estimated that 1500 natives are still in Parihaka, and of these,l2oo will have to be dispersed. ;