THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE TAURANGA NATIVES.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1486, 14 November 1874, Page 2

THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE TAURANGA NATIVES.

ADDRESSES <"F CHIEFS Off THEU AND CONFISCATION, I"

His Honor the SupTtßiKTEXDEsrhidim successful meeting with the Tanraopiij during his recent visit with Mr Hoilj^ the English Agricultural Labourers'delpi The Bay of Plenty Times fumislm excellent report of the gathering. Ify, "On Monday afternoon a large mrki Natives responding to the invitation i_ Honor and Mr Hol'oway, assembled life Court-house, Tauranga, for an how's km Every hapu of the Ngaiteranga wssrtpte sented, and amongst those pieasti. noticed several mighty chiefs iiaU fought against the white man inthe&jirf long ago - men who made their mark & Gate Pah, at Te Ranga, atTePnna,ai< other celebrated engagements, butwhiß now changed their tomahawks for& ments of husbandry, and kd giH together that day to welcome tok land of their ancestors the 'neM representative of a large andimportadsm of English agriculturists.—Mr J. C'Tnj and Mr Warbrick acted as interpretaHis Honor who was enthusiastically »»* explained who|Mr Holloway was, hist* to New Zealand, and how mini I introduction into the colony of.»» ber of agricultural labourers wonldbets alike the Pakeha and Maori. HecosjW eloquently and forcibly, tbe wretcMfS with the present " piping times" clp» and prosperity, and hoped that the tmtf would long continue the same friendly B tions with each other ; that ia TanrangM perhaps than in any other place on theisli was so unmisteakably marked. (applansej| Hamoria Tv, said : "Greetings, oh st»W we your slaves, have no land of our ow™ is confiscated and belongs to the Govenffl«l We bid you welcome to raoraD^JJ [ Ngatai, then arose and said : The MM angi have ever been a truthful people. » referred to the fighting at Gate Pa >J» Rangi. Those days were gone nevet,% turn. The Ngaeterangi always W against the Pakehas in the day W» before night set, their strife wasover. » land had been taken by the GoWg on account of their transgressions, an<t with the Government only that Mr WW should deal. The speaker then comp^j to His Honor, that no wharf hadbeener«j| according to promise at Wtow»£.l Honor said that the Bistort ftßt was now instructed to proceed ,* .the building of the wharf »^ jto as soon as possible. (cheery- , j Ngatai expressed his strong wSBLa of the abolition of the provinces mm* Island. The Maoris of Tanrans:vfl» rowly watched his Honor's actionp, m quite satisfied for him to continuei w Great Chief of the Province -••*■* said (turning to Mr Holloway/ tj w oh stranger, welcome a thous»no ( ■ Come among the people oi mj W*. 1 amongst the truthful people. V e'^| tbe shores of Tauranga ; bring ;f°D^ with you as the sands of the S<*C jjjj Tupaea wanted to know when W^jjj and Tauranga steamer would fommea ( ning; it was high time this J»W*V^ was delighted to see Mr Holloway--*p Tarera, and other chiefs then tf* p corned Mr Holloway to Tannage , 0 said : Oh father, salutations g;gjjjjj| badly in want of a cart; my word v* 0 —Mrs Harini stiongly supported m^\% tion of her lord and master. **« . live long&she was afraid, ana * wanted a cart (she had, we m^ d waiting for the wagon a lsa*\ wanted to take a ride) - Ha «0 Mr and Mrs Harini to Sir "°J*" H-( i* —Several natives addressed Ji» . gp garding the Whareroa wharf.-* - n^ taia said : The wharf is very ■*%,* talk about it is exceedingly long- . 0 of Tauranga has reached tw. , & Queen ; it has reached high f™. m iflf see the resu't in the coming ot id stranger. Let us the NgaeterangW,! the ticatic (telegram) wnen jy > visit us, in order that 'J feast for you. Welcome to 1»« J$ blessed child hMfea^gijofg side of the heavens and W # I have said.' ibe i'L^K^ with a song of "*%*&£ from his Honor *he Jf h V*< and Mr Holloway, m J^^J referred to the desire °£ *" promote i^mig.jtion, an^ 1, to^ seeing their old 'J*™ 6?', t be P' 0^ coming forward to defend J* h^„.ht the gathering to a dos c- j