THE NATIVES STOP A STIRVEY AT ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 716, 18 January 1877, Page 2

THE NATIVES STOP A STIRVEY AT ALEXANDRA.

On Tuesday we learned from Alexandra that" that morniug Te Ngakan, the Secretary of Tawhiao, arrived afc Alexandra and at once warned off the surveyors engaged in surveying land lately sold by Mrs Morgan to Europeans. The survey has been stopped. The land is on the Europeaftt side the r It is further stated to at the natives have gone on to Cambridge to stop the Lands Court appointed to be held thereithis week, that is we suppose, to induce the natives interested in cases about to be adjudicated upon by the Court to withdraw them from it's jurisdiction, or refuse to take part in the proceedings. LATER PARTICULARS. It appears from investigations made by us yesterday that some months ago a wealthy settler named Smith bonght 400 acres of land in Pirongia nearly opposite Alexandra from Mrs Morgan of this place, for which he paid .£6OO in cash, got the Crown grant, and, as was thought, the matter was concluded satisfactorily. Mr Smith sent his superintendent, Mr Falconer, to Alexandra to break up the land and lay it down in grass in a thorough manner, and tenders have been called for this work. Ploughs, harrows, seed, <fcc., have been sent up from Ofcago, and instructions were given to Mr Falconer to look out for more land adjoining. Mr Falconer could no?* find the boundaries, and telegraphed to Major Wilson ; of Cambridge, tj send over a surveyor. Mr Stubbing and a chainman accordingly started on Tuesday morning to survey the land. When fairly started, they were surprised to see Hunia, Te Ngakau, Take Warn, and Takerei to Ptau, who told them to stop the survey at once, as the King had determined that no Pakeha should occupy the land. Ngakau is known as the accredited agent of 'Tawhiao, and thinking, therefore, be neglected, Mr Stubbing and his man left the ground. • So, for the the survey is stopped. When Mr Stubbing satisfied Te Ngau.au that the survey was not to be continued, the latter sent a letter to the King, stating that he, the King need not send a party to turn away the pakeha, as the matter was arranged to his, Ngakau's, satisfaction. The reason given by Ngakau for this action is said to be that the Pirongia lands were promised to be returned to the King. The land is fairly on the European side of the confiscated boundary, within rifle shot of the township of Alexandra. Ngakau then left for Cambridge, to protest against the holding of the, Native Lands Court, which is to sit to-day.