THE THREATENED NATIVE TROUBLE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1443, 1 October 1881, Page 2

THE THREATENED NATIVE TROUBLE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

/s Wellington, Thursday. Official "'telegrams record that there is no change in regard to native affairs. No communication, has yet been received from the Government in respect- to the volunteer corps which offered their services to pro to tho front. The Premier and the Colonial Treasurer left in the Stella tbii evening for Opunake, ; to consult wifh the • Native Mimstor on the present position of native affairs It. is expected thoy will return to Wellington to-morrow night or Saturday morning. New Px-ymottth, Thursday. Michael S. Daniells has made a statutory declaration with regard to the facts of his story regarding the affair between him and the natives. The only portion of it which differs from that published is in the latter part, in which he says : On reaching Rahotu camp, he did not see Colonel Roberts, as he was not there, and he wishes that part corrected, as the reporter must have misunderstood him. He further states that he was diffident at first in telling persons of the affair, because the reports about the Maoris fighting might prevent him getting men to work on his land. However, when he was passing Pungarehu camp into town, the affair appeared to be known there. It was therefore of no use his attempting to conceal the matter any longer. Immediately after the affair with the natives he removed his tent from his land, and took up his quarters within the Rahotu camp . With reference to Danieils' story re encounter with the Maoris at Kahohu, it may be stated that Daniells is a respectable man. and his stoiy i 3 perfectly reliable Ho could have no object in inventing it. Daniells, with his brother, has recently purcha«ed land at Kohohu, and they were engaged, until the event happened, in preparing their land for tillage. They had f-evoral men employed fencing their land. Daniells is not a man to be frightened by one or two Maoris, being powerfully built ; neither is he one who is likely to invent a story of the kind. His statement can no doubt be easily Vbiified, if necessiry. Dauiells came from Wanganui. Referring to Mr Parris's contradiction concerning Titokowaru'.s people leaving their spttlement* for Parihaka, the Taranaki Herald says : — •' We obtained our information from Mr Edmonds, the architect, who says he saw the natives with their bullock oarts inland of Normanby, on the road to Parahakn. On reaching Mormanby, Mr Edmonds mentioned the circumstance to Mr McG-resror, landlord of the Normanby Hotel, who informed him the natives had left, M'lwhitiwhiti with Titukowara for Parihaka. Mr Edmonds, late of Wellington, is a thoroughly reliable authority. Christchuech, Thursday. Fifteen more lecruits were sworn in today, and eleven at Lyttelton. A parade of some 14-5 was held to-day, and another takes place to-morrow morning.