ALEXANDRA. March 17th.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 597, 18 March 1876, Page 3

ALEXANDRA. March 17th.

THE 'WINIATA EMBROGLIO. "The Moerwgi natites to clear their settlement of the stain cast upon it by the report that they h|3 harboured the murderer hare sent a man efcedTeWara, to find Winiats," and get irtforJ mation to prove that they had heen unjuitly actiwfcd. 'Bore Kara, a'Kopua native Yrho has juit returned from Mokau reports that while retarnimg he was arrested near Kuiti bj Kepa Parengerenga, Wyriyard's father, and several ' other armed men who threatened to shoot him, mistaking him for the man tVaru vhom they ' regard as a spy, and of 'whose intentions they bad rewired a letter of warning. After being duly tried by a- court martial he *as sent back to Te Kopua with instructions that all coming up the country must' in future hare a written passport. The natires say that if these arrests oontinme and they are forbidden to go up the country that they will retaliate by itopping travellers from Kuiti and compel' them also to bring letters of introduction.

•THE KING. All awanxiousty awaiting the King's return, buth« itill continues at Kawhia leisurely digging potatoes, but of course really waiting for our wrath to bldw over. It teems very generally understood that Tawhiao will assist "Wynyard as far as possible and contrive to shelter him from our vecgeance, but at the same time endeavour to keep peace -with the Governnunt by profess* ing to condemn and disown' him.

TE WHEORO'S 'INFLUENCE AND 'ITS 'POSSIBLE RESULTS. Te Wheoro, no doubt, wishes to hsTo a chance ' of shewing us -what his influence re%lly is, and apparently firmly believes that if the nutter were left to him entirely he would either make the King giro him up, -or ioon obttin ample ■atisfaction in some way. The moment Europeans crossed tht boundary the Hauhaus would unite to a man, considering it a war of racei, while they might look very differently upon a native expedition organised and led by one of themselves for a speeiflo purpose.

WINIATA AND PARTY ARMED. Bore Kara reports that Wynyard wa» ktill (Staying at Tumutuma with Te Kooti, who hsd supplied him with 4 gum and lome rerolrers, 'which he always keept ready for any emergency. —FftOM A CO«B18POND»MT.