ALEXANDRA.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1711, 23 June 1883, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

Native News. SrNOK my last business has been somewhat brisker hi the township, caused by the return of Tawhiao and his people from the East Coast, Wahanui and his tribe with thuir petition to the Government against the proceed in us of tlit- land comi auies, and a welcome lot fiom up country with pigs for &ah; to Mr Hill's bicon factory. W.ihanni appeara to have quite upset the favourable uupr-^sion on the native mind in f.ivour of land companies (and the East Coast one m pirticul.ir). which it had taken Wi Peri so much time and trouble to explain to them. I observe all Wi Peri's stiougest adherents here are now Wahanui's, and have signed the pjtition, l\il king of petitions, reminds me that the pakehas here also have then 1 petition to the Government, or rather to the Chief Postni ibter, Auckland, in f.ivour of Mi Jesse -Sage, as a eon tt actor, to biing our mail by coach fro n To Awamutu instead of the present unsatisfactory routf by Pdterangi. Time and money would be saved, and general satisfaction given by the alteration. Mr Fiank Edgecumbe, Governimnt surveyor, was here during l;\st week, .uid in connection with Mi Wilkinson, who has the charge in hand, allocated allotments of land to a number (A natives of the unsold portion of Government land on the Wai pa and Puniii rivets, Tawhiao has gone to Kawhia ; he left on Sunday. Wahanui was desirous of a meeting when he was in Ale\andia, but Tawhiao would not grant it .it the tune. As Wahanui did not go up to the settlement, the king left without seeing him. Wahanu left on Monday ni route to Wellington.—(Own Couespondent, June •21st.)