THE NATIVES AND MR BRYCE'S PROMISES. Inter-Tribal Differences.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1861, 10 June 1884, Page 2

THE NATIVES AND MR BRYCE'S PROMISES. Inter-Tribal Differences.

The following letter, which, it will be seen, has some considerable Significance, has been forwarded us for publication. Copies of the letter have also been forwarded to various other newspapers in the colony, the natives, or at le.i3t the Ngatiraukawas, being desirous th.<t their greivance should receive the :—: —

greatest publicity Tufcutawa, Hune 3, 18S4. Xi a te Nupepa o Waikato, kei Hamutana. He panui tenei kid, unigo npf.i, Pakeha katn.i, ote motu nei. K.i puiiu c .ih.ui te run teih.ma a te kawanatanga 1 toku taknva kua tae atu taku kuou ki a te Pauiine, kaore i utua mai eiaki au ; kaorc au i pai kia urn taku takiw.i ki te Waluuui whakahnere me aha\i me taku iwi kaore i uru ki tana pitihana. He dhakoa i iong.l ano matou i te korero a te Paraihe i te tiniatanga ki a niatuu ano te mana o matou whenua a rite tonu te tin emo matou mo ng.i Pakeha hoki, i naianei c hanga ana te ture hou c te kawanatanga mi> matou nei whemia c tango ana hi a i.i anake te mana, ma tana ring.iringa anake c raweke a matou nei whenua. Kaore r,iwa c mamma tenei tikang.i a te kawanatanga. N:v Whiti Patai-o, Na Ngatiraukawa Katoa. [tkvn.slvtion.]

Tutntawa, June 3, 1884. To the Waikvio Timks, Hamilton. This is my word, that all the Europeans of the island may hear it. lam stopping the trig survey of the Government in my diitiict. I hare already written to Bryce. He has not replied. I wiil not allow my district to come under Wahanui'-j jurisdiction, as neither I nor my people signed his petition. Although wo all heard Bryce's word at the beginning, to the effect that n c should have the control over our lands, and that the law for us should be the same as for the Europeans, the Government are now making a new law about our lands, and are taking the solo contiol and solo disposal into their own hands. We cannot undernt.uid this action of the Government. Ny Wmn Puwrc, From all Ngatir ikawa. Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed by a large number of natives at the waj in which the committee to advise the Land Court and point out the boundaries in the king country has been appointed. In the Hist place, they say that sufficient notice was not given to the piincipal people interested, and consequently they were not awaie ot the election of tins committee. Again, it is said the committee were appointed in a hole-and-corner fashion by Mr Wilkinson, Government agent at Alexandra, and instead of a body representative of the entire native population of the king country being appointed, there arc no less than eight of them of Wahanui's party, whereas thee is only one person repiesenting Ngatiraukawa. The representative of the Ngatiraukawa interest is a young man, upon whom his people do not care entirely to depend. It is also considered that Wahauui and his followeis are at present under the thumb of the Government, and the other natives concerned do not care, therefore, to confide their interests to the care of such people. Again, the interests of Wahanui's paity are diametrically opposite to those of Ngatiraukawa. The committee meets to-day at Kihikihi, when we understand some opposition will be offered to their proceedings.