MAKETU.
(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. Stormy .Native Meeting.
The Native Minister landed shortly after one yesterday. The Maori welcome was enthusiastic, a thousand natives were present, and speeehe3 were made afterwards mostly of a very excitable character chiefly aiising from the presence of many of those favorable to the alienation of lands who gave expression to their opinions which was displeasing to many old chiefs present, and a disturbance was threatened.
Sir Donald did not compliment the natives on their behaviour. He said he had not found other tribes so disorderly in conducting their debates. They could not expect him to listen if they did not behave better They prided themselves on loyalty to the pakehas, and on having fought for the Queen, but their present conduct did not encourage hopes that grievances could be easily settled. In future, he advised them to select principal men as speakers, to lay their grievances before him.
To-morrow it is expected that the tribes will send their principal men to discuss their affairs.
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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1590, 17 March 1875, Page 3
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