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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1359, 21 April 1883, Page 2

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ONITED PRESS ASSOUIATIONI Napier, this day. At the meeting of the Synod a lengthy debate took place on the report of the home and foreign missions, which recommends special efforts on behalf of the Maori missions. The Rev. Samuel Williams, in a lengthy speech denounced the Waikato war as unjust, and in an interesting and minute account, declared that William King (Wiremu Kingi) has saved the inhabitants qt'Wellington and New Plymouth from massacre, and as Jiis reward he and his people were ejected from their pah, their houses burned, and their whole worldly goods destroyed before one of them lifted a hand. It was argued that it was the long felt injustice of these wars whielihad hindered the Maori missionaries, but he thought that the feeling was now passing, and that hauhauism would rapidly disappear. After a few other remarks the Bubject dropped. The Synod concluded its sittings last night.

PRESENTATION TO MRBRYCE,

. New Potodth, .this day. At ten o'clock last night the Alexandra Hall was crowded for the purpose of witnessing. the presentation of an address to'the Hon. John Bryce. The town band was present, and the Mayor presided.-, The town clerk read the address, which chiefly dwelt on the false impression that appeared to be abroad that; settlers here wished to encourage the disaffection of natives in order to .benefit from money spent in keeping an armed force in the place, denying that such was .the case as it retarded the settlement of the country, and they desired to be at peace with the natives;' L : ' On Mr Bryce rising he was cheered ing he said he had not expected such a. demonstration on arriving in New Plymouth as had been accorded him—he had niet with an unexpected reception from the natives at every native village he hd passed through. He spoko in the highest terms of Te Wetere who had' accompanied him, and said that he (Mr Bryce) was the first representative of the Grown who had passed, through the King- Country, which was now open. In referring to Mr Hursthouse, whowas on the stage, he said he (Bryce) was not the man to send another to do a dangerous task that he iyas not prepared to undertake himself, he had: accordingly come through from Alexandra to New Plymouth, ; and had ' been 1 received by fhe natives in a friendly manner. M ; . . -After his speech the Mayor (Captain

Wm.' Bayley) called for three, cheers, which-'was heartily ( responded to. Cheers were called for Huralhouse, Newsham and <Te Wetere, ,and-the most;on'thußiaaticmeeting ever held' here came to a .close, ".Mr Bryce left here'for Wanganui this" morning by train, but will return on Tuesday on purpose to attend a banquet to which he has been invited.