NEWS FROM WAIMATE.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3547, 19 December 1881, Page 2

NEWS FROM WAIMATE.

(BY TEL-GRAPH.—OWN COREE-POND-H-,)

THE MONTHLY MEETING.

PUNGAREHU, this day. The monthly meeting on Saturday waa the bare shadow of former gatherings, the celebration of Te Whiti's great day being con- | fined to an assembly in silence and au attempt at the usual feasting. Probably $1 fear of arrest prevented anyone from .§1 speaking. It was anticipated by the authorities that a large gathering .yj would ensue at some places along the coast, and mounted men were despatched to the various settlements, but no euch assembly was found. Nevertheless the day was observed by every tribe aeons- i tomed to visit Parihaka as a day of rest and 1 jj feasting. The men who came from Ngatiru-.i anui aro engaged weeding their cultivations. The goods of natives taken from the pah have been moved into tie new ', camp, tor better security against theft from | any Europeans. The owners show no alacrity in returning to claim them, only a small portion having been removed. The wires have been stretched from, ; Pungarehu to Parihaka. The office erected was opened for the first time this morning; "_ the construction part^r having worked very hard to complete communications. Mr Dabinett is in charge. The A.C.have been engaged improving tbe old road between these two places, and in making the new % one. Mr Bryce is expected _ere on a tour of inspection. The officers of the force are I beine gradually dispersed to various stations on the coast. The sentries who ■;: kept guard over the Parihaka village have been reduced, and free access to all is allowed, the consequence being that the pah is now singularly void of European visitors, the fruit not being for- yA bidden. As a precaution, a constable 1b * allowed outside the camp in private clothes, •■ The men are afraid of the many spies said to be employed by the authorities in Pari* ' I haka.

The survey of the whole of the land in the diatrict, native or Governments being proceeded with, and the policy of settlement will at last be carried out.

Many cartridges are found along tho public roads,said to bavo been dropped by volunteers. ' The weather is very wet