KAWHIA. The Natives and the Survey. [FROM OUR OWN CORRRSPONDENT.] Kawhia, March 28.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2142, 1 April 1886, Page 3

KAWHIA. The Natives and the Survey. [FROM OUR OWN CORRRSPONDENT.] Kawhia, March 28.

The natives bore and about Aotea, during the last week, have been flying about in Ail airections. This was owing to the arrival of Mr Spencer, the surveyor, on last Mon* day. During the past week native meetings hare been hold in every hole and corner of the district. The largest meeting wm At Mokaikainga on Thursday last. Over two hundred assembled there. Mr Abraham Barton, from Waikato, wan present, also a number of the Raglan chief*. The talk commenced early in the morning, and lasted the whole day, some protesting against the survey, and others insisting that it was the right thing, and that it would be proceeded with. Major Take and Sergt.-Major McGovern were present the whole of the time, and some very tall talk was used on the part of the king's followers.. The meet* ing wound up by the chief Powhere declaring that the sun ev would start at a certain point near Te Kakawa at 10 a.m. on the following morning, Friday. This caused no little excitement, and at the time and place indicated a large number of natives assembled fur >mle» round the hills, but to their great disappointment no survey was started, and it was thought by many that the survey was knocked on the head. Nothing of the kind. Evidently the whole thin? was a dodge got up by some scheming European, for early on yesterday morning the survey duly commenced in the presence of Major Take, Sergt.-Major McGovern, and a few dozen of natives. There was no obstruction offered during the day to the survey. On it -becoming .known to the Kingites, Tutc<v>, Tetilnnthi, and others, that the survey had really started, they left immediately for Whatiwhatihoe, some think to gather up natives to come here and resist the sun ey. But this is unlikely, as the authorities here teem to take, the matter very coolly. The move in not commencing the survey on the Friday when the natives were excited has, I am inclined to think, settled the whole question, and it is most likely the survey will now go on without any interference.