NATIVE TROUBLE AT WAIPIRO

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3012, 3 November 1891, Page 2

NATIVE TROUBLE AT WAIPIRO

(UY TELEGRAPH, —PRESS ASSOCIATION'). Gishorne L'ist Night. The Herald's Waipiro correspondent wires that one of Peni Amini's men called at Tuta's quarters this morning and was very roughly handled, being only rescued by Constable Geinml, who was at the Pah. Tho native wont for Garrard whose wife was sick. Garrard siys that had he not been there the man would hive been killed, but no arms were used. Wellington, List Night. A telegram from Gisborne on S ii.urday in regard to tha native trouble at Waipiro was wrong in stating that Tnti had wired to the Native Minister that he would take the law into his hands. The message lie sent contained tho following passages "If by law my people and 1 are made to suffer well and good, theie will be no redress. If you know of any law whereby two hapus disputing about Waipiro mav be benefitted make it known." Included in tho message was a complaint from Tuta that ho had received no redress in answer to a petition he sent to Parliament, also that the natives of his hapu had no land for their own maintenance.

On Saturday Mr Cadman telegraphed to Tuta telling him that he is wrung in seizing the land, and that he must desist. He promised to look into the alleged landless condition of the natives as soon as the present trouble was over, but he declined to recognise it as a factor in this dispute. Tho Minister added that if Tuta and his followers persisted in breaking tho law, the instructions of tho Government wero that they must be arrested. If Tuta and his people do not give way to-day, arrangements have been maclo for lnsp»ct#r Emerson, of Waikato, to start from Auckland by one of to-morrow's steamers with such a force of policemen as ho may consider to be required for the purpose of arresting them. It is thought, however, that no such display of forco will h° noc-led.