MORE MAORI TROUBE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6053, 9 February 1892, Page 2

MORE MAORI TROUBE.

(by telegraph.—own correspondent) Auckland, Last Night. Dktkotivk Kihby and a detachment of police arrived at Waiuku on Sunday, and at daylight went with Constables McGovern, McKnight, Hutchison, Parker, and Major Hamlin to the Maori Settlement and arrested a Muori named Kina for destroying a trip; station last week, and interfering with Mr Phillips, a surveyor, by pulling down flags and threatening to upset the theodolite. Kerei Kaihau was present and was very wroth and wished to be arrested instead of Kina. There is appearance of trouble brewing, i It appears that on the 3rd inst. Mr Phillips put up a flag at the trig station as he was about to survey the swamps. It was taken by Kina, who threw the staff at the surveyor. Mr Phillips, who spoke Maori, remonstrated with Kina, but only seemed to excite him. Mr Phillips told the Maori that he would come back nprain with policemen, whereupon Kina said he did not care for anyone only the Maori king and Kerei Kaihau. When the police arrived at the Maori settlement to make the arrest, about 50 Maori men had assembled, as their intention was to hold a meeting to-day. Amongst them were Henry Kaihau and hiss brother Kerei Kaihau, the king's secretary. Some of the natives were very insulting, and Kerei Kaihau saiJ that Kina was only obeying the instructions of the Maori king, and that they had better send more police and arrest them all. Major Hamlin informed them that only one person was named in the warrant, which hn read to the natives. He also told them that if they committed a breach of the kw they would also be arrested. Ultimately Kina was arrested by Chief Detective Kirby, and brought to Pukekohe, from whence he came to town by train this morning. For Borne time past the natives in this district have been in a disturbed state. Kina Ohinemuri was brought before the Police Court to-day and remanded.