FURTHER CONFERENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 627, 27 May 1876, Page 2

FURTHER CONFERENCE.

After dinner thoro was a long coufercnco betwoeu the Native; Minister and Tawhiao. Major Mair, Cjmmissionoi Kemp, To Wheoro, and Ml 1 BuJi were present. Tuwhiao brought under tho notice of Sir Donald McLean the necessity of protecting- the burial places of their Maori ancestors nt Taupiri and elsewhere bj reservation ot laud. This has been done with some places, but iv othors such as Taupiri, railway quarries huve eucronched too closely on the graves. The .Native Minister promised to comply with the requos>fc, which considering the Maori reverence for burial places is only reasonable. Other important mattora wore discussed "with tho viow of effecting perfectly amicable relations between the Government and the King, and ensuring permanent peace between the two races. The interview was satisfactory to both parties. Tho leading Kingite chiefs inform mo " the ideas of MoLeun agree with their own for the stablishraent of good understanding." They all say McLean is tho only man in Now Zealand who can understand them, and whose thought they understood. One of the leading chiefs remarked, "Tawhiao and McLean are the protectors of both races living in the island. Our hope is in them." Tawhiao is anxious that tho Native Minister should remain some time for discussion of further matters. The conference will be renewed to-morrow, Tho Nativo Minister romaiug at Kaipeha to-night.