TE KOOTI'S MOVEMENT'S.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1611, 16 February 1884, Page 2

TE KOOTI'S MOVEMENT'S.

(P.B. Herald.) '//'■ ' ' The following aro the remarks made at the Gisborao Borough: Council meeting on Tuebday. evening about tho travels of Te Eooti ■ Mr Tutchen: I hear'.that Te Kooti is going about the country with 200 ■• armed men, and is coming down tho coast. We last heard of him at Tau-'' ranga, I think it is very wrong that' he should be allowed to do it—no white man would be allowed to do it. I want to know if he comes to this district if there is any arrangement to ■ give him a warm reception ? I think we ought to be prepared to stop Mm, and not allow him in this district, Tj anything being done) ; -«bo& Captain Portor; I couple of guns to-day.—(Laughter).•/»-Mr Tutchen: I wish you would give', me one of them, then.

Mr Kenny; I think, in any case, ••; the'Borou'gh Council could do nothing •;■; till he was actually in the towni when,;. if he had' such a retinue, we could . apply to the Government to stop Mm . !as a nuisance. But Ido not think the; •' Government would allow him -.tocome _ here. wjttiVa following' of .thai sort:.. ; .which would be a direct mena'ce.to the;.-;.-peace, i• do not. think the Borough: I '■■} Council is the body to take any notice;;: of his. movements, however. I should; thint tte magistrates' of the district,:. ; who are charged with the maintenance ; of the peace, should if there was any ;: risk of its disturbance meet and act. Captain Porter: I do.not think we can take any notice of it-at present, at any rate. I may mention) howevely

that innry military capacity I.liavo asked the Government not to allow him to enter this district at all; and I am informed that ho is going altogether against the wishes of the Government. If he comes through' the, Ngatipoiou country I am quite sure they will .". object,, I have asked the Govornmcnfc to stop him, and keep him outside this district;. but if he came with 200 armed men, I should consider it only ~ right to got 500 armed Ngatiporous to "■ keep him out, But I think ho. will • skirt this district aud not come here al all,, I think, if ho goes to Wellington —which I .doubtr-he will go another . way and not through this district. . I have heard that from native sources; ■ •" Mv Joyce: I think it was wrong of .the local bodies in the districts ho visited to allow him to go about with •200 armed followers. It seems ridiculous that anyone, native or European, should be allowed to go about the country in that state—no European, in fact, would be allowed for a moment to do it. I think the local bodies where ho is should take notice of it. • Captain Porter: I know he will not '' 'came into .the district with an armed following if I can help it.