THE PATATERE SURVEY.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1149, 6 November 1879, Page 2

THE PATATERE SURVEY.

» . (fbom correspondent). Cambridge, October 29. Sir,— Enclosed is a letter from g'ati •aukriwa m reference to Patatero surveys:— Hid Mr Sheehan kept his word about holding a meeting aud o* o ino* into the question of the proclamation, &o. everything would have gone on quietly.' The natives are very good humoured so far, but also very determined. They are determined to test the legality of these proclamations before allowing surveys to proceed, or roud lo Tuupo to tit 1 m ide. \ little fair play nosy will satisiacnorly smile both these questions, and will enable the '- all Governmeut to d_ at once what the Grey Government failed m. JSgutuwera Patete c, te 28 o Oketopa, 1879, Kia te Pakeha **, ai wheika hTiere 0 te nupepa, ' aikato imes. hoa he kuru nui atu ta mifrm kupu kia koe, kia panuitia c koe ki nga nupppa katoa, ki a nga pa eha *atoa o te motu nei i-.o ta matou kore o ko tenei, o te ruri ote Kereihe o te awanatanga ranei kua katia c matou, c kore rawa c puta i a matou. ( Ko te puta co, tenei kafci. I. Tual aVi ko te panui muni, o te Etiani" raua ko Kawana Kerei. 2. hari ia' matou i a nga tangata whenua tenei ruri ongari he ruri p ikanoa o nsra tangW o waho, o ta ratou pakeha o te Kereihe. 3. Kanui ta matou mate, ta matou raruraru Iri tenei mahi. hi ki ana te pakeha mehomoa Lahore o puta tana ri\vi

1 a matou, kua raru matou i ia i te ra o te Jcooti. Ko tetahi ko tana kawe waipiro c whaka haurangi i nga tone me nga wahwe, kia puta taua run. Ko tetahi 0 aua pakeha ruri kua mate i tetahi wahine o matou, kua turakina kua patua i taua ringannga. Ehoa whrkarongomai, me mutu tenei mahi kino. Xi a nga wahine te ritenga ki tenei ra, apopo kua ura nga tane Katoa. ; > . Hooi Ano , Nate Kere Ngati Tawharango Henare Kiri.apu • Narilca Natuwhakarara Nate Puna te Kore.