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AiaxAinMU, October 18th, 1875. The flood in the rirer these last two or three days has enabled » good many of the up country natives, raiding in settlements inUnd of the Kuiti, to get down with their wheat for eale,aad to-day oanoet well laden are hourly arririag. There is not much native news just now, Tawbiao with a large crowd ef aatirci left Waitoma oa
Monday last, for Paletere, Hauhaura's seitle ment, where a Urge feast if being htld ; afti> finishing theKai there, all will return toHikurangi the Pateterenathre* accompanying them, to » toil; given by T«wbiao, who goes to take possession of hit new houie. A Urge qatntitj of food h*» already been token there, including terewl ton* of flour ground at T« Kuiti, Moffat m yet h»r» ing failed in getting • mill in working order. There U a report that Sir Oeorge Grey is coming up to Vint Tawhiao shortly at Hikurangi, I oannot vouch for the truth of thif but one of Tawhiao's iuaily was my informant^ I think myself it it likely to be true, Sir George and Tawhiao's father, Potatau the Ist, being on rery friendly terms, and Tawhiao's eldest son now called Tv Tawhiao was named and baptised George Grey after him. There are now thirty^ fire canoes at the landing plaoe, all of which hare corns down loaded to-day, arrivals principally consisting of maixe for which there is only a dull sal©.— GoßßroomXHT.
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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 533, 19 October 1875, Page 2
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