NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

Waikato Times, 17 January 1874, Page 2

NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

M* Mackat went to Riglan mi Ties lav lasf. on Wednesday he went to Motukotftko, nn,l on Thursday helrl a meeting of Kupapaa and lluu iaus at that place The first subject di*emsed was the 'emoval of the storekeeper, Mr Duflfus. Mr Mackay a*ked Hono te Ole if it .cm by his ponmssion that DuftY had opened the store. lion* to Ono answered in the affirmative Tlie Haulm is from Kawhia said that they wanted a store keeper ; they did not see why Tawhiao, Manuhiri, and others should supply themselveswith European luxuriei and clothing ,nvl d.'b-irthe people of Aotea and Kawhia from getting any. Why, if Manu'iin got a rout, should they be compelled to wear common Maori nvits ? Mr M>«okav replied that he ha I nothing lo do with Mannl)in'» procre lings, but if Hone lo One un« willing for DufliH to remain at hit »ettlement niuJ keep a utore, h« had no objwlvi'in ; Hiat ho was glad to see the Hauhau* wuhmg to have Euro|)«in clothing ; that he wai jot like Kfuniiliiri, he wished to mo them hare good clothe* and plrnfy toeit and drink, and living happy at their own i-lacei Tho pakehnit had no ankati or restrictions agniri't thot who were well onductcd, and knew no difrerence between Usuhaus and KupHpao, pronded they committed no hr*ac'i of the law He would like to see the people of Kuwlna bringing Hieir produce to tho store and taking back European goods in exchange.. If Manuhiri wished Ui lock them up and isolate. th»m, and they chose to admit hu right to do so, thnt was their affair, and did not matter to him. At far aa ho «a« concerned he neither asked V>e Hnuhafm to pome or go ; the roada and stores were open to all peaceable rersom. As long a* they behaved theiiuelTos the law would protect them and all ether persons If they preferred Manuhin s laws they could have them. A question wiw then raised about the making of tho roa.ls from Motakotako to Raglan, and from Raalan to Wmpa. TheKupapas tnked tor work on these lines. The Itiuhnu* »nid if th«re was money lo be paid for it they would like to beetn loved. If it was only a Maori affair irulor the control of Hone te One, they wonld not go there. If Mr Vlackav was to ha c control they wottld work for money. Mr Mackay replied that he thought it probable, the Government would aouede to the request of the Raglan settler* and natives, and mnko tho roads in quest iom. This terminated the proceeding* at the meeting. Mr Mackny left Mot-tko-Uko on Thursday evening and arrived her* from Bjglan ytiterday afternoon.

An American paper my« I— *" Dryden «ang of th* intuiting fire ; " but whiifc • rill w* »«y of a conflagration at a fire engine manufactory? It in a hot, how«*v«f| that th« Long Acre works of Mi'ssro M«rry weal lier, the well known «nnkci*4 of fire onsihii^, lnre been burnt down. Tim durinn uuLi'tuie has cli*ail^ toi >c connection witli the general spirit of revolution anl hulrod to authority now bo famunnt. Fire-rnguics are assniled by firo — thon hon <'un tl<e fir tuli constitution hope to eHc»po? The thftne le touching and iwUmu poough for a GoßrtrrtttN caudidjto'i «'i'Jr#i«