LATEST NATIVE NEWS. [PER TELEGRAPH.]

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1451, 20 October 1881, Page 2

LATEST NATIVE NEWS. [PER TELEGRAPH.]

Our Wellington correspondent reports last night : — Respecting the native interference with settlers at Cape Egnionb, Go\ eminent have received the following information :— It appears that a man named Fleming and his mate were workiug on their section this morning, cutting and carrying goods. About 50 Maoris came and ordered them to leave off work, at the same time taking back the posts which Fleming had brought out of the bush. The Maoris, making use of Maori and English, told Fleming and his mate "to stop work.'' More than 200 small posts were taken off the land and thrown away, some in the flax, some in the fern, and some into a swamp. Posts that were too heavy to be carried were chopped in two. Other fencing work was interfered with. After the Maoris had thus stopped the two men from working they went away. The Government to-day received intelligence th«it the Melons had been pulling down the fences of the settlers at Cape Egmont, and have turned several off the land. The Government are instituting inciuiries into the matter.

Normanjjy, Last Night. A Urge number of natives, men, women and children, have started planting other cultivations at t W.utcihi. Waitahi is six miles from Paiihaka, and the operations are by the command of Te Whiti, given on the evening of the 17th. These cultivations are made on European land, and Ngatinuanui people are the workmen. Sir W. Fox and Mr Pains arrived at Oeo yesterday, accompanied by Mr Skeet, surveyor, and his interpreter and secretary. They returned to Hawera to-day.