MORE KAPHIA REVELATIONS.

Waikato Times, Issue 642, 1 July 1876, Page 2

MORE KA PHI A REVELATIONS.

Elsewhere we .publish, fVom one who wan present at (.he innetinsj at Kaipiha, a refutation of tbo mis-statements of the Alexandra Correspondents of the Auckland Herald and Stac Since then an attempt lias been made at a public meeting in Alexandra to nlfinn the statement that Sir George Grey was the more popular man with tho natives and more confided in by tliom than Sir Donald McLean. The aasei'tioQ is utterly groundless. Sir George Grey is most unpopular with the King party, He was never exposed by the natives to visit them. His presence was not dewed. Ever since the meeting between the Defence Minister and the j King, Sir George has been fishing, and vainly so, for an invitation. We extracted lately a paragraph from the Auckland Stardn refereuce to the visit of a Maori Princess and two native girls, to Auckland, and their interview with Sir George Grey. It appears that he did more than rub noses with them — at least as far as concerns the Princess herself. According to the chieflainess, Te Reinga's own account' of the matter, he her £5 (for which she Ueolnitid to givo a receipt) and told detail his grievances, complaining of the manner in which tho Government had treated him in the matter of his intended visit to the natives, telling- her that he would not respond to an invitation until he had first submitted the same for ap. proval by the Govemment, and trying to induce her to use her influence in g-ettin^ him such an invitafion. This is Te Reinga's own statement, and shows clearly that Sir George was never invited, as thoie iii his pay on the frontier would make out to have been tho case. Again, we hive it first-hand from a gentleman, who spoke dnect to tho K.iug

oit tin* liuiuei, tliac i'awuuios reply to tlie question, whi^tu^r Sir George hail been mvitovl to <visit ttm King luitivcs. J was j.s follows : — Punt he had given no such mviUtioi., .md that lie had aurhorisei! no one to do a) on his aconi'it. That lit had no intention of doing so, and meant to aiv.iuge wiiii MrLe.ui, and him only, thut he h.id not given Mclioan up, 1101 would he. J3ut w« h.ive uot only oral, but documentary eviileni'eto piove tint tho leading i nutitfc c!m"N iia\>« »uo confiJence in Sn Gij >]*<?' (riey. Sir Gun-go, tl)ri>uqh Ins newi|Mj-»ei' oitj.tn-., li.is denied ha'vin^ j written to naXi\ es. S ich denial is not in j actor I.iucl' with f.tcts. We would simply ask {Sir George, h is he forgotten his recent lefcter'to Manahiri, tke relative and adviser ' trf the King, and will lie, or Manuhiri, coivect ua, if tho following is not a liter.il cojy of the answer :— " ICia Hori Koivi : j Pei.ikoe Te taugata nana i maka te oko ki rimga ki taku' kuki. — N<i Manuhiri." i 0/ which the following is a translation :—: — j '• To Sir G-eor^e Grey ; salutations to yon, j the person who placed the yoke ou my j neck. From Manuhiri" (meaning tho 5 man whom they had to thank for .ill their tr uibles.) Tne " I have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of sach a date," repiy, is nothing to the ctustic shortness of Manuhiri's coiiiemptuous matiner of showing Hori Kerei tbe literary door. Disappointed hangars on, and discharged i employes of tke Native Dop<titment may raise the cry that " Codling's the friend, nof Sho.t," but tho public won't believe them.