ECHOES FROM THE FRONTIER. Nov 21st

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 693, 23 November 1876, Page 3

ECHOES FROM THE FRONTIER. Nov 21st

' Aaeo much haa bern *aid during (lie 'ate long parliiment, both inside a-id i ut»irio the House, n* to which of thtwo, >ir George Grey or Mr Donald Mel em, uaa (ho most honours', and apireciuted by the nn'iv-a i' will not b* tnai ao opra to narrate a »tu'ement ra-tde >-y Kewi M ni ipo'«« anent ho cubicf, when Hp|M*alfd t> for >«d*i c during i« I te wnnderitiga in tho Taupocou try. Kewi, who prob blr it the |>«i> ci| a.l and moit influential chief o' <ho Ng temaiuiH>t»trib«. »t>t«*. that *hie a viaitor in the land of pum ct, not ica arrive A cs ling upon tun p.0,.1e of that district to throw orer Sir Dun li McLeun and clinf to Sir George (jt ey. fcemjf upphe < to bv an host* f>r hi« opii on, ht> replia i . " McLean checked the war at Tarmmki, he would huT© done the same in Waikatu it li« hud bren ferniitt d. Uad he »ot met n>« at Pahiko i>. 1870, thero would have b?»n more muxien in Wuika o than t' ero hay« been, l»ut if you peo.ule liHTe aeen the rorr ctn. u sft <tf Vna man,i t i< for jou to tuppoit hm, McLe-m will nnver be ihro«n over by the Uuulmu*. (i i ) X ngiiea " Wt hout a a'.artow i f a nuubt, I ln» is the pcnertl opinion eatertailed regarding iheae two uentlfmen, l>y the nu ire* thioughout 'he count.y, t< c Nwpier stuall repudiaiion pttrtj, peihaps except < d. So farm th« Tar»n-«ki war queat'on ii (OtiiQinrd, Rewi innot iinnuia' in hiauew. as we I a • Mr Hunter, one oZ the Wt-1-lingion oitj m«nib«ia, i>p«aking aa fol owa dunn the piujiog ol the n&' ire estin»tci " 'J he honorab c member fir |<o iiey ha rcferr d to tlio A i,.iiter as hivn btenti'f cauce ol the dirtinba-x'e at Waitn a. The honoruble int-mber liave made •taiement* winch the piat hutory would noc 'U »ny w y bear out. At t lint tune the NntiTe Mimaicr wiia rot it public m n ; he me r. U occupied >h« po-itiou oi Native Lin<l Purchi ac Conimifsioner. \li ha I ben brou.ht up in lh- employtn«nt o a l't*e Gj»eruor of 'he Colony, Sir Georg Qrcj, the pre-ent m> mb r lor the Thdin a A' y one Hcqumnted with tl c past InMory of ihf Colun^, kuew how th -roughly the h nor»b c fei<llern»n threw liimsc £ lulo •the haida ot "lr Do uld UcL. au, and relied upon him 'Jh> le »ai I'Oth ng <-on tecied vilh the naiive* ut that tine which could be ailnni'iftered, or iuanut;«(l ia any w»j, and no i p-itaut. n-^oiii-ti'»n« could be ent red tn'o, or <»rr e<( ou r , «ith ut the li-terreation of the Ntttire Minuter tie, Mr Hunter, and tuani oth. r-, knew that itt that partioulnr time the p'Oneili"ga nmtnaucod at- VNaiara were rftolred upm in Aucklmd, the Nut r* Mi i. liter waa exceti 'in^lj unwell. lie w a liTing in the liou^e of ln» fatheri -law in Wo ii->uton. aud wai o >n-idereil to he at death* do>r He van not a pa'ty in any wiiy to the Wait«ra i.ff.ir ; if he • ad beep, probably reiy aer ou* c»n•equencca might hare been aye ted. He w«a or^intl; r. quo ted t> go toT«ran»ki at the eailie-t poasible mouent. bo, Air Hunter, w • n t a raki q from h*ar*H,v, bur ol fiota with "liich he »aa horounh y a quainU'l. Sii Donald MoL'-an did g», and had an mtarnew with tlm o-i f . Wnlivm lhompt'On. Negotiaiiona weie entered iuf> at thit time, which resulted in the Waikatoa going back to thnr owa dut i^t aud the termination ot tho war in Itr*Q>ki. No doubt both the Europeeu,

»n I Mii'iii 1 1 if , op ak ao ludu <ki liit^c |n)in «, -nil iln -c tm> 8 it 1111 11 out-* ■>' ou il ol)lit r t* »ny itio C>i B nnprfjif\ n-, ilml vi iy exist in iho n Im<ls ul our (clou Kjfli'is ii'j!anli'"« tuebu l»Ue us->e.-ti.ilia — CoUUKtP NDI-Nl'.