SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1082, 31 May 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] AUCKLAND, last night. Mr Sheehan and Rewi were received by the Mayor and Councillors, and a large number of the leading citizens, at the railway station, and loudly cheered. The Mayor offered congratulations to the Native Minister and his distingaised friend, trusting Kewi's visit would be pleasant, and fraught with advantages to those who value the benefits which flow from the steady peaceful pursuits of industry. He hoped, henceforth, the Maories and Europeans would sail peacefully m one canoe. Rewi replied : My word to you is this. lam only one and a remnant, but I am going to set things right with the pakehas. The good work that has been begun is to go on. Mr Sheehan expressed his pleasure at being able to bring into Auckland as a friend one who had once been a great opponent to Europeans, but whose hands were unsullied with crime. Tbe first time he saw Rewi he pinned his faith to him as an honest man. He believed m him thoroughly, and felt confident that the first rest.lt of the chiefs coming to Auckland would be that they would hear no more of the King ' movement, They might hear of isolated disturbances, but of no native difficulties on a large scale. He (Mr Sheehan) looked forward to the time when Rewi would take his seat m the Legis. lative Council. The only objection Rewi had at present was that Parliament did not sit at Auckland, and he had said that he would bring back the seat of Government to Auokland if he could. Rewi would remain m Auckland four or five days. It was hoped tfrat duriog hia '

I stay he would visit places of interest, ' such as manufactories, timber mills, &c, so that he might take away with him some lastimpression of his Visit, Rewi had not visited Auckland lor twenty years, and had therefore a great deal to see. , Several more rounds of cheering followed. Rewi was than escorted to his carriage. During the walk he warmly shook by the hand all Europeans who stook m the front' rank. The carriage then drove off to the Northern Club. THE OHARGE OF GOVERNMENT V. ROBERT GRAHAM. Thi. case commenced m the Police Court. Prosecutor explained that Mr Graham was charged with a breach of the Government Native Laud purchase Act, 1877 and 1878, by being m occupation of land for acquirement ,of which negotiations had been entered into on behalf of Government, There are two infor mations out, simply alleging that money had been paid on account of the land m question by Government, the other that negotiations had been entered into for its acquisition. ' The penalties presreibed by Act were not execeding£s for first offences, for second offences, a sum not exceeding £20, and for any subsequent offence, a sum not exceeding £50. He said 'that Mr Graha_n, notwithstanding repeated warnings, had entered into contract with natives, and was m possession of land, that he had erected a house there, and occasioaally occupied it himself, and some of his family were residing there. After hearing some important evidence, the case was adjourned till to-morrow, at the request of Mr Brookfield, who was too unwell to proceed. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. Mr Parris returned from Parihaka last night, and was received by Te Whiti and 200 followers, very courteously. Te Whiti denied any intention to injure Eurepeans, but admitted that the ploughing of Courtney's land was done under his orders. He signified his intention of proceeding with that and other similar workings. Mr Parris told him he was acting foolishly, and would bring trouble on his bead. There is no dangeV of bloodshed on the part of the Maoris at present, but it is impossible to say how soon some settler may resist spoliation of his lands. The ploughing on Courtney's land has ceased. WELLINGTON, last night. THE NEW PLYMOUTH LAND AGGRESSION. [Special to the * Waixato Times'.] It was ascertained here with certainty early this morning on Pairchild's return from New Plymouth, m the Hineraoa, that the land being plonghed up iv the Provincial District of Taranaki, north of Stoney River, forms part of that adjudicated upon by the Compensation Court held ten or twelve years since, and for which Crown Grants have not yet been issued. Lhe lands hare been temporarily leased, and apparently permanently occupied by European lessors. Te Whiti takes no interest m the matter, and has issued no instructions. All the interest is felt and manifested Enoka, of Wharata, Several natives were awarded land from the Compensation Court alluded to, bat no award has hitherto been^ made. The Government is fully informpd of these f»cts to-day through the New Plymouth Chief Clerk of the Native Office. TE WHITI REPUDIATES THE TRESPASSERS, WELLINGTON, Wednesday With reference fco the native difficulty m Taranaki, the Government received to-day an important telegram from the Inspector of Police at New Plymouth. The Inspector states that he has received a communication from one of Te Whifci's principal chiefs, a man of | high standing and respectability, to the effect that the late trespasses upon settlers' land m the Taranaki District were directly contrary to the orders of Te Whiti, who apologised for the conduct of his fellow-uountry-men, expressly repudiating all responsibility for their misdeeds, and declaring he had given most positive orders thafc none of fche settlers on confiscated lands should be inter, feree with or molested m any way. Mr Parris has been instructed to go at once to see Te Whiti on the snbject, and meanwhile the settlers who have been intruded on will be directed to take legal proceedings against the natives for trespass, m which proceedings they will receive the support of the Go. vernment. Mr Parris left town this morning for Parihaka, to see Te Whiti to acertain from him if it was with his orders that the men had been set to work to plough Mr Courtney's land. It is very carious, but, notwithstanding all the rumors of persons being warned to leave lands, we can heare of no single instance where a settler has been m any way threatened. Mr Bay ley, of Stoney River, was m town this morning, and states that his native neighbors aud himself are on very friendly terms. Te Whiti, it appears, sent word to Motoutu (the head of the natives living m that part of the district), ordering him to plough up Mr W. Bayley's land, Motoutu was equal to the occasion, it seems, and sent word to the fanatical prophet that if he wanted the land ploughed, he had better come and do it himself. WELLINGTON, Thursday. ? ur l .amsfti wjll be auwmoned for

! despatch of business on Friday, the HtVofJsly. NAPIER, Thursday. i, The Maori scare turns out to havo been based on wrons* 1 grounds. When the police arrived at Takapau, m the train, they fouad that a native chief, named .Hirokawhia,. who is also a native assessor, kad caused a barricade of sleepers to be placed along the' line. He did it openly,* and called attention to the barricade so that no accident should happen. He was arrested quietly, and brought to town this morning, but was liberated on one of the interpreters undertaking to look after him. lie will be brought up at the Police. Court to-morrow. the account he gives of his action appears *,to be perfectly correct. It is to the effect that hewß3 smoking m one of the carriages m the morning strain, when Watkins, the guard, came to him and commenced to abuso him, finally pitching him head foremost from the train on to the platform at Kopua. He went a way quietly, and announced his intention of barricading the lino, as the Government had never purchased his land for the line. The latter statements are true, although negotiations for the purchase are m progress. Hiro kawhia's action was solely directed at Watkins, whom he swears he will murder. The affair had m it no political significance whatever, being merely the result of a private feud. JNEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. THE MAORI AGGRESSION AT TARANAKI. (from the 'herald's' correspondent |. A family, recently residing at Omata, were so dissatisfied with the aspect of affairs that they have quitted the : district, and left for Canterbury by steamer this morning. The ' Herald' this morning says : — " No portion of New Zealand has received more checks to its progress than Taranaki, and we suppose we may expect these drawbasks to continue so long as a native race, autagonistic to Europeans, is dwelling amongst us. The little episode ot tho native Kipuae during the past week has caused the business of the town to become almost stagnant, •beside? being the ©stensible cause of several intending settlors leaving the place. What district can expect to progress under such disadvantages 1 But there is a limit to everything, aud if the natives have made up their miods for another brush with vs — and from thtir sullen looks and bounceable attitude, they appear to be doing their best to make the settlers break the peace — then let the question be settled at once and for ever, for it is no good attempting to posh the district ahead, while a few natives can at any time by their lawlessness, throw it years back again m its progress. If the natives are likely to continue to annoy and disturb our peaceful mode ot living', then we feel sure that there is not a man m the place who would not rise to" the occasion, and once more try the question with tho natives as to which is the strongest. If it should come to this, and we sincerely hope that the Maoris will not drive us to it, but if it should come to fighting, then we have very little hejitntion m saying that the struggle will be a short one, and afterwards this district will never more receive a check to its progress from the Bame cause. There are a number of Pakeba-Maoris who are urging the natives to incite them to tight The whole district is m a thoroughly unsettled state." Mr Pams has returned from Parihaka. Thursday evening. Nothing further has happened m native affairs. The Miori* are still ploughing away ac M> Courtney's paddock. The Volunteers turned oat, and were on guard during the night. CHttISTQHURCH Wednesday, The meeting of the unemployed, held last night, presided over by the Mayor, m the Oddfellow's Hall, was crowded. Resolutions were ' passed, calling the attention of Go. vernment to present state of the labor market, and requesting that employment be found, and also that the immigration was at present out of proportion to the demand for labor, and should be reduced. The principal speaker was a carpenter named Lee, who advocated getting work by fair means if possible, but by all means getting it. During the evening one man who interrupted Lee, was buffeted aboufe the hall, then set upou violently by Lee, who knocked him down and half-chocked him, after which the other men caught the unfortunate felbw by the neck and dragged him into the street. The Mayor, at the finish of the meeting, expressed himself pleased at the very orderly manner m which the-meeting was coudacted ! CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Tea acres'of land iv the Port Levy District, near the Arrow, has just been cleaned of a crop of mangolds of the extraordinary yield of 80 tons per acre. During the time that the halfdrunken man was assaulted last night, at the meeting of the unemployed, the Major was looking on m the chair, and never remoustrated nor called the assailants to order. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. The question of employing Chinese labor on public works will probably be dealt with by the Vinoent County Council at their next meeting. From the Order Paper, ill appears that Colonel Qlqugh \s ijo

move that the introduction of Chinese labor up.ai the County works is to be discouraged, and with this object, bhar ifc be an instruction to the County Engineer to insert a clause m all County specific itions, prohibiting Chinese labor by contractors.