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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1218, 31 October 1882, Page 2

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•■ •-GiSBORNE, this day. •Mr "Wilton Ihe mine manager of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, has forwarded to Clarke, the managing director, a most encouraging report. Messrs Graham Crawford, R. Corpe, and Kerr have[vißited the grounds, and state there is no exaggeration in the reports recently forwarded, and everything is working satisfactorily. , ; ,

NEW FARM PRODUCE AND MIL- : LING'COMPANY. ~,...,■■:, Ohmstohukch, Ootober3o. ; A new companywilh a nominal capital of £20,000, has been floated at Kaiapoi. It commences operations immediately in purchasing, farm produce and milling flour.: It will be known as the "Kaiapoi Farm Produce and Milling Company," nnd ittakea oyer the produce business of Blackwell, Evans, and Company, and Mr Heat's flour mill,

A MISSING M.H.R. Alexandra, Ootober 30. Yesterday morning, Mr Moss, M.H.8., left Alexandra for the purpose of ascending Pirongia, a height iu this vicinity. Up to the preseut he has not returned, and a search party, accompanied by tho armed constabulaoy bugler, has gone m search. He was accompanied by two persons, named Helps and Nichols, both being strangers in the place. „ „ later. ,Mr Moss turned up about 2 p,m, today. He and his companions lost themselves on the range, and were out for over 28 hours.

THE NATIVE MINISTER AND TAWHIAO. Alexandka, Ootober 30. The meeting commences at 2 o'clock this afternoon, when it is expected that Mr Bryce will disclose the Government proposals. So far as can bo ascertained, the position of affiirs is of rather a mixed character. The Ngalimanipotoa and others being the land-owners, and as such having vital interests in the issue of events, are fully disposed to stand aloof and simply note the results of the negotiations as between Tawhiao and Mr Bryce, .without in any way committing themselves as parties thereto. They are prepared to make reasonable provision for Tawhiao himself, but positively refuße to make similiar provision for the Waikato tribes rendered landless and otherwise destitute under the Act of confiscation. Any attempt to include the latter will be resisted by tho Land Court being employod by the Ngatimaniapotos, On the other hand, if the Government is prepared to make provision for the Waikatos out of landed estate, apartaltogether from the Ngatimaniapoto interest no difficulty will ensue. This is the difficulty Mr Bryce will have to face, and everything will depend on bis success in grappling with it, Having heard his proposals to-day, it is understood the natives will adjourn for the consideration thereof, and that on the meeting again resuming, the result of those deliberations will be made known, From this, it is argued that Tawhiao is not the all-powerful individual he is esteemed to be, the real landed interest being strongly disposad to cast off his yoke altogether, or, at all events, merely tolerate it so far as is consistent with their own individual interests, The landowners art not by many means indisposed to have their lands adjudicated upon by the Court. The feeling, in that directiop, has been greatly stimulated, consequent upon the passing of the Native Lands Rating Act, under which 12 months' rates will become due and payable on 31st March next, In dealing with their lands, they are resolved upon leasing for a reasonable term, and under no circumstances selling them. The projected land companies are looked upon with suspicion. The natives avow their determination of having nothing to do with them. It is likewise understood they will facilitate rather than oppose the through projected railway hero. The meeting resumed this afternoon at Whatiwhatihoe. The attendance of natiyea was in all respeots similar to that i of the previous day, Rewi was present I on this occasion, likewise a fair sprinkling of Europeans. The weather was fine, (and the gathering strikingly picturesque, After a brief parley, in which the usual oracular demonstrations wore indulged in, and in which Bryce sustained his part to tolerably good advantage, the latter proceeded to say how he had shown them it would be impossible te go back upon the offers made by McLean and Grey, to which allusion had been made. He would proceed to ■toll them' what the Government was prepared to do. He would speak to them in a general way, as when they came to consider details, these would have to be adjusted with the chiefs, land not in public meeting. He stood there as a Minister of the Queen, and as i such he had to tell them the land was not large enough for the exercise of separate independent authorities, Their chiefs might have authority in their tribes, and still remain great chiefs, but the sovereignty of the Queen would have to pre, vail from end toend of the colony. By that he included the Queen's laws. As a rule, these laws were good, but here and there ! they might happen to be bad. In the I latter case, what had to be done was to I get them amended, but in no case could! they be resisted. Referring to their land, he would say to them, as had been | said to the Maoris in other parts of Now Zealand, one tribe after another were dispossessing itself of the land. In some cases that might be right enoueh, but in others it was very wrong. Tho latter was the evil he wished to assist them to avoid. Tolachieve that object, certain lands should be set aside as a permanent inheritance for their children, As regards the remainder of the land, it should be dealt with for the benefit of the present owners. It should be brought into useful occupation, whioh would be beneficial to all concerned—both Maori and European. If leased for occupation, the rents would remain for their use as long as necessaryj'if sold, as no doubt portions of it would be, a considerable proportion of the proceeds might be invested as an income for the native owner. All that might be done in aright or in a wrong way,and he invitedthem tooo-operate with him in getting it done properly, The Government had no particulardesireto enter upon land purchases, and they would merely enter upon such purchases as could be shown to be to the benefit of both Maori and European. These matters,! however, could be more effectually dealt | with in private negotiation with the chiefs themselves. It was vain for them to talk about all the land sales of leases, &c„ being stopped. If Sir Donald McLean could be, or Sip G. Grey was present, they would, no doubt, llayo (old them the same thing. As regards Tawhiao himself, the Government was prepared ||'6 deal with himaa a' great chief, Government did not forget that he had tieen eleot'ed by many tribes to be their leader, /What he said to himnow '.was, lot.ua all be .reasonable, and settle

this matter,?. He would ask the Ngat> maniapoto to remember that the Waikatos had been asked bv them to join in the disputes whiohjhad brought such great difficulty inpori the Waikatoß, and that, therefore,' these people had claims upon them; He :would leave them to reflect 'upon what he had said, and after a while he would return and renew the dieoussion with them. In conclusion, he professed his strong attachment tor them, and assured them he was a man of his word, and as bus he meant what h 6 said.

SUDDEN DEATH. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. .NATIVE MATTERS. Auokland, Una day. MrMax Weiler, a young German connected with the great Hamburg shipping firm of Sloraans & Oo„ who had oome here from Germany for the purpose of reporting on the capabilities of Waikato land for the production ol BUgar beet, died of congestion of the lungs on Bunday ask. He had spoken favorably of the land, and was about to proceed home for the purpose of forming a scheme for. the introduction of German labor and capital, and for the erection of the best machinery. A lad named Miller, aged 16, whose father keeps a store on the Grafton road, went clown a gully between that road and the domain to search for ferns, accompanied by a companion younger than himself. Miller climbed to the top of the fence to get over to where the ferns are growing. The top of the fence was covered with iron sptkes, and when Miller was balancing himself on the top to jump clear he slipped down, and one of tho spikes catching in his thigh he was kept hanging on the fence. The boy who was with him was not strong enough to disengage him, and ran for his father. When the father arrived, he found that his son, by struggling, had disengaged himself from the spikes, and had fallen to the ground, where he was lying in a pool,of blood. He was immediately conveyed to the hospital in a delirious condition, and small hopes are entertained of his recovery, Eewi Maniapoto approves of the proposed English Land Company, and the Auckland Natives land Colonisation Co., but thinks they should unite, in whioh case he would become a director. A number of Te Wiiiti'a followers are living at Whatiwhatihoe, and are prophesying after the manner of Te Whiti. It is thought probable that the movement will increase,