MEETING OF WAS VETERANS.

TO COMMEMOfiATE OMARUNUI

j A meeting cf veterans was held in j the Athenaeum, Napier (says the "Hav.ke's Bay Herald"), to "discus* means and ways of celebrating the bade of Qniarunui, which occurred on • October 12bh, 1380. The Mayor (Mr. J. V. Brown, M.P.) presided over an attendance of 30 enthusiastic veterans. Major Chicken said the meeting was a reunion of those who took part in the fight against the Hauhau Maoris at Omaxunui. For some time he had been moving with the object of con.n:einorating Omarunui on its GOth anniversary. Mr. Kinross White, who at present owned Omarunui, bad consented to grant a small area of k.;nd on which to oreci; an obelisk oh the spot whore the fight took place. ( A letter was rcccivecl from Mi-. Russell Duncii.1: pointing out 'ihat, the name w;\l< "Omarunui" and not "Omaranui." Mr. J. I>. Fif.'ldor suggested that the fight which r-ecunvd at Pctane at the same time as the Omarunui fight took place should bo also commemorated. After some discussion, it was decided to hold a picnic at Oniarunui on the1 anniversary day. and also to erect an obelisk on tho site of the n. A simi l«;i- arrai!£ouu>nt was made .is rejinrdf.--l'etane. The secretary wa* insti-uct«l to write to Mr. Kinross White, thank-■ ing him for his offer. A request is to be' forwarded to Mr. T. Clark, or Pc , tane, to make a similar-tiorjittion to that of Mr. White. A committee;4- —consistinp; erf all prei 4>ent—was formetl t-o meet Mr. Tm-o'ir-and other descendants of the chiefs of : j the friendly natives, to discuss the ar-, rangementis. / T Mr..A._ E. Cresswell, of Alton street, Nelson, is one of the Orc-m^uii veterans. The importance of the -Ou.ai-unu." ongagoment lay in the fact that iij saved Napier from attack by the Hatihaus.