NATIVE MEETING AT MANGA0-RONGO.

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

NATIVE MEETING AT MANGAORONGO.

A N vtivk nieptiiij? of some importance was Jield at To Kootj'.s Hultlemcnt last week, when there w.is a largo attendance of native^. Tauhiao arrived on the Thun>d.iy, and the talking took place on tlio t\\<i following day*. The meeting was opened with player, chiefly according to the service of the Uom.ui Catholic Church. Indeed, as Hauhauru «aid, there were only two matteid left for them to discuss — law and lehgion, not the religion of those fanatics by whom they had boon recently led, but by the religion of Christ. Another speaker following on the tsamo subject described what w.iB meant by tho religion of Christ. There were, he .said, many divisions in that chm eh, lloman Catholic-, Church of England, We-deyaiw and others, but it was not vrnith their while to trouble themselves in finding out which was the best to adopt. All that was necessary was to believe that Jesiio wah the .Son of (Jod, that he became man and sacrificed himself as utti for all sin; and that he waa always piopared to save and sanctify those who wished to be saved, and regulated their livea according to his example. Major To Wheoro proceeded to given historical account of what had occuired during tho augtust ieign of Potatau, .show ing how the Maori monarchy under that great chief influenced the maintenance of Jaw and order throughout the land. The Government then finding tho colonists could not obtain more land took to tho sword. The work for which they had now met wa* to sign over their land to Tawhiao. Tnvvhiao said " Un on with thia work, and make a garment for me to wear at your meetings that will cover my shoulders. Weave it | Htrong that it may wear well." A number of natives then signed the paper giving the laud to Tawhiao. Tuiiiahui advised them not to sign away eveiy thing, but to define the boundary of what they intended to give to Tawhiao. Mahuki said that he should only hign for his body and not for Ins land ; others could do as they liked. Ono chief rising up said, "I will a^sicn my land to Tawhiao, for I will never consent that tho railway shall mn through my land. Never ! never !" A number of those piehent did sign ; and it would theieby seem that Tawhiao in gaining an asrendency among Mfc tho tribes, which threatens to interfere to homo extent with the piesent projects of tho (Jovfinment. No doubt, now that >fr Ballaucc is in the distiict, ho will Huccecd m counteracting the mischievous influence which this Hint of thing in calculated to produce.

A ki.cjded coNTßA.sT.—Amonjj the names of new Po^t oihees nre found Sarah, Kthcl, Kilitl), Violet, Eve, May and Hypatia. The effeminate weakness of sued nomenclature is so far from fymg that it is even pleasant to soo it offset hy such names as Union, AVildcat and Wayback, which, are said to have been conferred upon thiee Southern Postoffices.—Chicago Times. A rotice referring to deserted lands Crown g-inted, appears in another column. The Cambridge Dairy Produce Factory want a supply of }oung pigs. Tcndors arc invited p>r ailditions .md alttrations to the 'le Awamutu Post and Telegraph OTirc. Tlic Hnrmigii Council of flamiltnn in\itfs applications fot the post of v.ilurr. Salary, £20 per .inn um Mr J S. Burkland will soil at the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Saturday, tu<> 14th, Mr Halcombe's valuable liousoUold furniture, &c,