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going towards Egmont. I send Terowaho back to put Tuwhakaruru on Hiroki's track. I have decided on going on to Teruatawa's, across Patea Eiver ; get guide there to cut Hiroki's tracks, in event of his deviating from course. He is now going and making for AVaitara. Opinion of our party that he is near Parihaka, as tracks appear four or five days old ; but will cut across country to .ascertain if he has made for Ngatimaru, but believe he has gone to Parihaka. —J. Blake." Am going to send to Hone Pihama, who is at Oteo, to try get party to cut Hiroki off there, as Tuwhakaruru's party have been away two days, where he strikes in from Stratford. P. G. Wilson, Captain, N.Z.M.

Hon. J. Sheehan, Wellington. Opunake, 18th October, 1878. Parihaka meeting broken up. Titokowaru's explanation of Ngarauru's reception is as follows: Ngarauru, on arrival at Parihaka, and before turning their house out, at once commenced to ask for Hiroki, and to search whares —the expression Titokawaru used was " te kongi putui ana a Ngarauru." If, after kai, they had gone to the whare runanga, and asked a plain question about Hiroki, there would not have been any trouble, although they would not have given him up. H. C. Moeeison, Sub-Inspector, A.C.

Hon. Native Minister, AVellington. Pokeno, 6th November, 1878. Sir, —I have the honor to forward, for your information, a report from Mr. King, Native Interpreter, having reference to a conversation he had with Hemi Manu about Hiroki. I can vouch for the truth of the report. Hemi Manu is considered to be the most reliable Native in the District of Waiuku. I have, Ac, Thomas Jackson, E.M., Waiuku District.

[Enclosure.] Captain Jacksott, E.M. Waiuku, 4th November, 1878. Sir, —I have the honor to report, for your information, that Henare Kamariera, who left Waiuku with others to live in the King country (being invited, I am told, by Henare Kaihau to come, in order to make arrangements to lease some land he and others received from the Government as returned rebels), arrived here on the 2nd instant from Kawhia, and from whom Hemi Mann learned Hiroki escaped unhurt to Parihaka to Te Whiti, who asked, " Have you fled hither ?" He said, " Yes." " How many of them did you kill ?" He answered, " One; and put his body and their tents into the river." " Why did you spare tbeai ? Had you killed them all there would have been nothing more of it; no measures would have been taken : but as you spared them do not meddle further with them." Some time after, a Ngatiruanui Native, it was said, was told by Major Brown they would have to give up Hiroki —that they had no one now to stand by them, for Tawhiao and Eewi were on the side ot'tbe Government. On this being repeated to Te Whiti, he said it was by such proceedings as theirs tha. things went wrong: "had they left the arrangements with me everything would have been finished long before now. As it is, I will call all the small tribes to come to me at Parihaka—let them hasten hither before the fog covers over." (This may mean before there is any attempt to take Hiroki.) In answer to this invitation, Henare Kamariera says great numbers are gone and others are going to Taranaki from Kawhia and other places to assist Te Whiti in protecting Hiroki. Hori Tauroa says that he now knows that Hiroki will not be given up ; that there was a cause for what he had done. The surveyors had been warned not to proceed, but took no notice, and therefore it was not murder to kill them. That Tawhiao had sent word to Eewi to return to Waikato, and he would have to come. Henare's statement may be exaggerated as to the numbers going to Taranaki. Under the circumstances I thought it right to report to you what I have heard, iu case you should think it of sufficient importance to report to the Hon. the Native Minister. I have, &c, Philip H. King.

Hon. Native Ministee. Hawera, Bth November, 1878. Telegraphed to Native police, Opunake, to contradict report re force to be sent Parihaka. Received reply, no such report in circulation at Opunake. J. G. AVilson, Captain, N.Z.M.

Hon. J. Sheehan, Dunedin. Opunake, Sth November, 1878. Bishop (of AVhitiora) informs me that a Native named Hoeratoldhim at Sloney Rivera week ago that if Te AVhiti did not give up Hiroki you would send armed party to take him by force. Bishop understood this as having been obtained by Hoera from newspaper report. Maoris generally discredit story, and impute it to some drunken pakeha or Maori. H. C. Moeeison, Sub-Inspector, A.C.

Hon. Native Ministee. Whanganui, 10th November, 1878. Just back from up river monthly trip. Found lower river pas deserted ; all gone to Parihaka. Whiti's influence on the increase here, and numbers are quite infatuated with this man. Kuramate, of Koriniti, pronounced him a false prophet, and gave Turei and Kawhaiki people a good talking to for believing in him at the last; his prognostications are much unsettling the Native mind here, and, although hoping for the best, I think the movement ought to be watched. Eeported up river that Te Whiti will not give up Hiroki unless Waimate lands are first returned; also that Eewi declined to assist in delivering him up, asking how many like offenders had been given up. One of the Native assessors, Hohepa Paraone, has gone to Parihaka meeting to see and hear for himself what is going on there. If he does not return after meeting of 18th instant I shall report him absent from the district. Left letter for Mamaku to come to town to see you at Eanana, where he and Tuhua chiefs are expected to a great tangi for Eeimana. R. W. Woon, R.M.

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