Thursday's Meeting.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2080, 5 November 1885, Page 2

Thursday's Meeting.

Mr llallance said there was a meeting of the chiefs arranged for Thursday, .it Alexandra, when he hoped th^y would be piesent. Tho matter of prospecting for gold w ould be considered. Ho intended paying tlic Tv Wharahoa people a visit at Taupo shortly. They had been listening to Hori Kop.i and Tv Ken, tho piophet, in that quarter.

TIIK CONKISCATKO LAND. Ahurea asked tint a block of 4000 acres, some three miles from Alexandia oh the eastern Mile of l'irongia w hicli was awarded in 18(>7 to certain nntnes who had not taken part in the rebellion should bo Rurveyed and Crown grants issued. He h.icl sold 500 acres to Mr William Aicken, of Auckland, for £50, and could not complete Ir.B title. In reph to Mr Ballance, nc .said the arrangement was nude '20 years ago, and no money had been p.iid. Mr G. T. Wilkinson pointed out that the Government had commenced tho virvoy of this Imd after it had been granted to the native's but that the survey had ceased when Mr Todd was murdered. Mr Ballanco «\pressed his de.sireth.it the native* should settle on thin land if he con«unted to their requent, but waived it as a condition promising that the survey should bo done and the titles issued to every indiudual claimant, no that each inisfht have his own piece. The grants would, however, bo made inalienable.

SUHVKY OK IUK M\C COUNIIO. Mi Covvell stated that one of their realms for coining wan to bring their tribe's proportion of the cost of the big hui vey. Mr liallancc s:iid that the Government had never pressed for tho £Mioo. Indeed, he scarcely saw how he could take it, conMdeiing that one portion of the survey line had not yet been completed. He mentioned the fact to hhovv them the position in which the matter stood, that they might know what they wcic doing. The deputation then took their Icavo.

Our Alexandra cm respondent, writing on tho 2nd, nays :—The Ixative Minister, accompanied by the Under-Seuetary, Mr Lewis, and Mr Butler, anived heie yesteiday. The chief Wahanui, with his brother To Kahu, P.itara To Tuhi, and Honana Maioha, were here to .see him. Mr li.illiincc and party put up at tho Alexandra Hotel. Wahanui had an interview with the Minister. The Ng.ttnnani.ipoto uie.mxious that he should proceed to Te Kuiti and attend a meeting to be held there, and receivo a laigc sum of money (said to be £l:.00) that has been collected amount them to pay for the survey of the native land boundaries and bub-divKuuiH. Mr T3.illance declined to go to the Kuiti, .*ayin%' he would leceive .my deputations from the natives who had business with him in Alexandra. Wuhanui explained that there were a number of his peoplo who would like to interview him who could not well attend .it Alexandra, where they would be at a Uhs for food, .md that a* Mr Ballance's was only a Hinall paity, it would bo better for him to go to the people, who vveie many, and had fond there. Mr liallanco .said those ut Te Kuiti who had business with him .should come K'n , he would supply them with food. How many weio there—ten, or twenty? Wahiimn : "Moic likely three hundmd." A mevsenger has been sent up to tho Kuiti, ko that it may be expected that Tiionui and other chiefs will comu heie.

[by tklkouaph.J Ai.rv\Ni)KV, Wednesday Night. The bad w outlier wliich pievailcd through (Hit to-day, mid a nlt^lit mdiipoMtiou, pre vented the TS'ative MtnUter fiom paying his pioiniiod visit to Hcwi at Kilukiiii. Mr ]'.all.iiict: was waited upon during the day by a few individuals, but the intei views were of a private or friendly ch.u actor, and nothing of public interest transpired. The public meeting arranged for to- . inotiow is not going to ovoutiiutc after al). A message was .sent from To Kuiti thin nmininf,' to tho pffect that the natives were all assembled theie waiting Mr Uallance's arrival, and that theii aiiangements prevented thorn finin rowing into Alc\.india. They hnd accumulated a lot of food, \\ hicli could not bo convoniently removed. They theicforo coidially invited Mr Ball.uico to (?" up and ten them there. Mr Italia »?o hats sent out word to say that w Jic cannot i

Hita) and this ii tho only way of ranching Yd Kuiti, he is unable to accept their imitation, but that ho mil be returning shortly and will meet them. Ruwi .and Hopn l)«a\e sent to say they will meet Mr ]3,illance hero to-morrow, when W.ihanui and the Kawhu chiefs will also bo present. Taomu, who is unfortunately .imoiig those at Te Kuiti, and whom Mr B.vlliuico would bko to see at tomonow's meeting, cannot be present. The meeting, hnwe\er, with the chiefs I havj n.imerf, will bo nfatiinfliienti.il character, and other questions will be discussed. The proceedmgb jiromi-,o to be of considerable interest. Mr li.ilhmce will then bo able to return to Hamilton on Friday, «n his way to Te Arohn. Tawlu.io has boen keeping very much to himself, and neither ho nor Mr li.dhince seems disposed to trouble each other, T.iwhino expects Mr Ball.vice to -send for him or to (|oo\er to Whatiwhatihoe and p.iy his compliinentw, but tho latter is not likely to do so, unless at Tawhiao's (special imitation. No local deputations have yet waited on Mr Ball.inco dining his stay here, which is to be wondeifld .it. It wa-i thought the residents would h.ivp conic to sec htm about tho bridge. It will bo remembered that duiing In-. la>t visit to AU.-x.mdra he promised them i'LOO, which has not yet como to hand, but tho fault lies with the locil public. They expected to get tho £100 out of hand, without supplementing it in the usual manner ai required by Govorninoiit in all such cases.