TE KOOTI'S MOVEMENTS. MR BUSH, R.M., AND WI PERE, M.H.R., ON THE JOB.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVI, Issue 2393, 25 February 1889, Page 2

TE KOOTI'S MOVEMENTS. MR BUSH, R.M., AND WI PERE, M.H.R., ON THE JOB.

(FROM OT7B OWN CORRESPONDENT), Opotiki, this day. On Saturday, at 4 a.m., Mr Bush and Wi Pere, M.H.R., drove to Omarumutu. The former ordered Te Kooti not to proceed to Gisborne, and informed the arch murderer that Gofernment had determined that ht should not go; ; | TE KPOTI'S ANSWERS COULD DIE BUT ONCE. Te Kooti replied that he could die but once and his followers were alio of opinion that they could die but | once. 600 TE FOOTIITES. He has now increased his follower! to 600. :'* f SETTLERS MEET IN ALARM. RESOLVE TO APPLY FOR I ARMS. #n Saturday a hurried meeting of settlers was convened by Mr J. B, Gow, Chairman County ©ouncil, and considering the short notice was well attended.. The following motion was proposed % Mr Wright, seconded by Mr Walmsley and oarried unanimously. "That, in the opinion of thit^ meeting, it is necessary to lay before Government the present defenceless and dangerous position of Opotiki, and to demand that Government take immediate steps to place us in a more secure position by supplying us with arms and ammunition, or by sendinga sufficient force of armed men to^ protect the lives and property of" - settlers here. This matter demands immediate action ou the part of the Government, as Opotiki would be the first settlement en which these people - would; wreck their revenge in ther event of Te Kooti meeting with f reverse on his proposed visit to Gilborne." ARMED FORCE FROM GIS- * TO ARREST HIM. On Saturday evening Constable Sisam was ordered by Mr Bush te proceed to Omarumutu with a message • informing Te Kooti that an armed force was on its way from Gisborne,^ under instruction from Government, ' to arrest him should he attempt S&& proceed to Gisborne, T& KOOTI RETURNS TO ft] OPOTIKI. f a:# On Sunday Te Kooti returned tS;;" Opotiki, and, after a short stay fr;| town, proceeded to Hira Te B°l*§|| Pah at Waioeka and Ngatira tribe.^^il THE KOATIBA. TRIBE SAID TO? HAVE RIFLES AND MUCH ...: ; • AMMUNITION. . '„ frf* The latter and their chief are swejßp friends of the ex-rebel, and are -*igfc; ported to have a large number jKl'* rifles and a tremendous quantity sf 1; ammunition secreted in their letftfjjj ment. , ' '" - •■' '* ig TE KOOTI ORDERS ALL ; HHL^ ; FOLLp WERS ? TO REMAIN. r^i p On arrival there Te ltooti fcfcjlj structed . his followers that neitslLj man, woman nor child should ttjlLj thLe district, and announced that ***; would not leave Opotiki for at Ist* \ two days, ! TE KPOTI-ITJIS SULLEN. His followers and co-religionists m& > sullen and quite crestfallen at the sf» - . parent defeat of this anti-Christ. POSITION VERY PERILOUS.^ 1 What the result Will be it is difcj cult to foretell. Our position present an extremely perilous <wf| md unless the Government allow MY f trbops to come on to Opotiki the WjS ing of insecurity must exist. . *1|

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