Mahuki in Goal.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4460, 21 April 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

Mahuki in Goal.

Auckland, April 18. ■ ; Mahuki and his compaaioas in the H Mount Eden Gaol appear to have, settled'l down to their confiaement. The other. H [ Maoris obey implicitly tlie directious of ■ their prophet.. It was considered adris^ H able to send to the gaol a Maori minister H or clergyman, who should offer spiritual!•■ consolation, to the prisoners. Mahuki aud ■ the Maoris would have nothing to do fl with the.preacher. Mahuki said, " that when himself and his friends were liberated ■ they would follow their own religion ac ■ cordingto the observance followed by Te ■ i Whiti and Tohu-!' The Jtev Wallis, orie; ■ of the dldest ministers in tke' B colony, next visited-them, and expressed. ■ his concern for their spiritual well-being; I but they said they would have none of H him; they gave him the same answer ■ they gave to the Maori minister. Mahuki: H assumes an attitude of authority toivarda ■ his companions, and they obey implicitly. I It appears, ho we ver, that a great change ■ has within the last few days come oVe'rH the mind of Mahuki. His oharaoigjr Tiaa M naturally a religious .bent. Hej.^HH||ail timated to the gaol authorities tbj^^^^^f sires "to go to chapel," and has J^^^^^H his wish that the other Maoris^^^^^^^^B likewise ; he goes to the gaol cnHjj^^^^H they go too. The gaol authorities a&^W^H tho^Mapris as 'extremely docilej>tliey^^H work with a will and^ e^'no]^atchingji rH except t'fl*' guard .va'giih.s.t' their "escape. ■ Mahuki i» popular in the gaol, and;; hit H followers appears to look up to him witli H homage,'';; : .'\v • ; ..^;-,;^' '■■^'■ i' '^■:^v i".:'^'-^^H