OHINEMURI.-- ALLEGED, TREASONABLE NEGOTIATIONS, WITH THE HAUHAUS.— ALL EUROPEANS ORDERED OFF.— THE PROSPECTS OF OPENING.

Ohinemubi, February 9. ' ! 1 daresay that your readers t would, be cop- 1 siderably surprised at the . intimation made in your paper of this (Tuesday) morning, that the cliggers had been all ordered, to quit the district in consequence, it is said, of the alleged distsovery of a treasonable conspiracy between certain men, from Shortlattd, and the Hauhaus, or Kineites. Ido not know upon what evidence Mr. Mackay has acted, but surely it.was incontrovertible before he took the step he has done. I will give the rumours that are current here as to what has been discovered, again stating that I cannot believe them to be true. It is said that certain persons connected with an organization have pointed out to the -Hauhaus that they are a different people from the rest of the' English nation, and have a hatred towards the English throne ;' as a proof of whioh, they instanced the fact that it was one of them who shot at the Queen's son in Australia. They hare also, it is said, sent up money to the King. They requested that an alliance should be formed between them and the Hauhaus, and that thereupon only such persons as they authorised should be, allowed to dig, while, on the other hand, they would assist the Hauhaus in keeping out all other Europeans. ' These are the statements made, and it is evident, from the phrases used in Mr. Mackays speech to the diggers at Mr. Thorpe's on Sunday, and from the terms of the proclamation issued, that he credits them, and has acted upon them. On Sunday, Mr. Maciay came down to Mr. Thorpe's, when the following proclamation was posted up :—: — "Notice. — Miners and other persons who are at present encamped at Belmont and othre places in the neighbourhood of Ohinemuri, and who are not actual settlers in that district, are hereby informed that, in consequence of treasonable overtures made by certain Europeans to Hauhau natives and others the Queen's enemies, it has become necessary for the safety and peace of the colony that such miners nnd other persons should at once remove from the Ohinemuri district. I hereby request all such miners and others to leave the Ohinemuri district on or before the evening of Tuesday, the 9th day of February, 1869. If the p.s. ' Clyde' arrives at Ohinemuri to-day she will make two trips from Belmont to Shortland, and convey the persons herein alluded to to the latter place, free of charge. All miners and other persons found encamped or mining within th * Ohinerauri district on and after Wednesday, the 10th day of February, 1869, will be ejected therefrom. — James Mackay, jun., Civil Commissioner, Resident Magistrate. Ohinemuri, Bth February, 1869. " P.S. —Mr. George Cashel, the proprietor of Belmont, has given me authority to remove any person encamped on his farm on and after the JOth February, 1869." A number of the miners assembled at Belmont wltile Mr. Mackay was there, and he addressed them. Mr. Mackay said that he did not like to make a speech publicly on the Sunday, but as he had come down, and it was evident they expected him to say something, he would make a short statement with respect to the subject which was no doubt most prominent in their minds. As to the opening of Ohinemuri, that was in a very good position, probably in a bet ter position than it ever had been. Still, th< opening had been put back by the action o persons interfering with the Government— no persons interfering only in the way of getting leases, but persons who actually had mad< treasonable overtures to the natives. It became therefore, imperative to prevent further trans actions of that kind. It was necessary thai all Europeans should leave the district foi the present. He had no doubt of the treason able nature of the movement which had beei made, and the leaders of it were known. Thej might rest assured of this, that some day thej would find themselves in the hands of the law when they least expected it ; and, if so, thej would find it to fall heavy upon them. He fell sure that nine-tenths of the miners then presenl had nothing to do with such a movement as hf had referred to, and would not countenance it : but at the same time it was necessary to take every step that was required to be taken it order that such practices might be put a stop to. They might rest assured that no exertions would be wanting on his part to open the land. It had been said that it was his interest to keep the land shut, but he would assure them that it was no such thing. On the contrary, lie slionld be only too happy io be able to complete the whole question. He had already assisted in opening up goldfields — the first goldfield in the Nelson province, on the West Coast, and at the Thames— and it was not probable that he would risk his credit and reputation by keeping that district closed if he possibly could open it. He had to thank them for the orderly conduct pursued by the majority of them since they had been up there. He was sorry that it was necessary to move them; still, such treasonable movements had taken place that it was necessary, and he had no alternative. They would leave in the steamer, and would be taken down to Shortland free of charge. Most of the men prepared to go at once, readily enough, and we do not think Mr. Mackay will have much difficulty in enforcing his proclamation. Several parties have started out to the mountains to prospect, and I believe that Mr. Rice and four or five native policemen have gone out to fetch them back. The ' Clyde' reached Thorpe's landing on Monday evening, and then went on to the place on the Ohinemuri stream where the meeting was held, and where Mr. Mackay had his tent. After communicating with Mr. Mackay, Captain Williams again ran the vessel down to Thorpe's, where he lay till four o'clock this morning, when he left for Shortland with more than a hundred of the diggers who have lately been encamped there. As to how the negotiations with the natives are proceeding there is not much information, although there are plenty of rumours not worth recording. I am told, on good authority, that Maihi Pohipohi and Te Kepa RiDgatu were at Ohinemuri yesterday (Monday) on the part of Te Hira, and that there is some prospect of the land being opened on payment of a large sum of money. Of course, if the Kingites have given up their objections on other grounds than those of money, and are now making the matter one of bargain, the most important step is gained. Meihi and Te Kepa, I may say, are quite capable of making a sharp bargain. They both belong to Tauranga, Maihi to Maungatapu, and Te Kepa to Te Whakamarama.