AUCKLAND.

Press, Volume IX, Issue 1082, 27 April 1866, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

NATIVE AFFAIBS AT KAWfIIA. Tho " Southern Cross" of the left inst. says :— We learn that it is the intention of his Excellency the Governor to visit the Kawhai district, in company Jk the well-known and powerful chief Tα Heuheu, of Taupo. The Bay f Islands will most likely be visited, on the way round. The same journal elsewhere says :— The pacification policy does not appear to find much favor in the eves of the rebels Natives of Kawhia and district. The arch-rebel Eewi, with a large following of Hau-haus, is at present residing there, but does not seem to have come to any determine tion to declare hostilities against the Queen's authority on his part at an end. On the intelligence being bruited throughout the Kawhia settlements that his Excellency the Governor was in Auckland province, and had determined to pay Kawhia a visit on his return trip, considerable con. sternation was depicted on the countenances of most of those who had previously been most contumacious. Numbers of the rebels declared their positive resolve that an interview ehould not take place, and took the wisest course possible in their own case to prevent euch an occurrence by at once leaving their kaingas for an inland settlement. Othera expressed their intention to leave for the mountains; and Kewi is reported to have been so disturbed from the evei tenor of his way by the projected visit, that he has not slept in the same place for two consecutive nights. He will not consent to have an interview with the Governor. On the first intimation of his Excellency's projected visit, it was stated that he would arrive in the harbor on the 3rd instant, but that day having passed away without the appearance of a man-of-war in the roadstead, the fears of the . Natives have been somewhat quieted, and the intelligence is now looked upon as a canard. A Government interpreter has been awaiting for eonw days the appearance of hie Excellency at Raglan, and Native meeseHgera — William Nay lor's people—were dent over to Kawhia to apprise the rebels to muster in force to welcome their visitor. On the news being conveyed to them that Tβ Ua, the great prophet and originator of the Hau-hau super stitipn was with his Excellency, tnef for a considerable time discredited the statement. A few cartes-de-vieite of the chief were, however, ultimately procured and shown to them, which were at once accepted as affording con* elusive proof of the power of hie Ei» cellency to overcome all who foilowejl the new superstition—the general opinion appearing to be that thejafees course to adopt to prevent their W& wise falling into the power of hie Excellency would be to fly to the<bufl|i THE WAIKATO SETTLEMENTS. 1 Mr. Williamson, Waste Lands Oom* missioner, and Mr. Digoan, bo% members of the Executive, havelataly paid a somewhat protracted visit to the "Waikato settlements. The "Sbu&ern Cross " gives the following earn* many'of their proceedings, w&ichTire said to have had a most cheering $fi&fc on the military settlers : — Mr. "Williamson held meetings at tbfr various posts along the ' "Waitato/ei* plained the intentions of the Proriiicuu Government most carefully, anft answered the interrogations' of we , eettlers. He told them that he found the great want of ail the settfejoenk was means of communication between each, and aline of road direct to Auckland passing through ttie settlements; along the banke of Waikatp, whicii would enable them to get their eujh plies direct from town.without baxwgy resort to the expensive means, of p*& transport, at present necessary, ty* had instructed two engineers to wpw a plan of the best means of uniting tbj settlements by a road to Auckland, and tenders would be called for the performance of the work, with the WW; standing that the settlers of ous districts were to be enmm thereon, so that they would not be increasing the value of their W9» and opening up the settlements, W» would also be found in work for eon* J time to come. He also said tbs **JT condition of the settlements at presew was anything but satisfactory in * a ;r fensive point of view. If f *g* should at any time be made, the se«*f* ments were too far apart to be ot B&E i to each other. A good line ol tw* would remedy this defect; also enable them to obtain .*«e»/JJ supplies in their leisure t»w?.v3 the Aqckland market. £c to them the impossibility «¥» ■ Government grantiog; theni gg titles to their land unfij the tfPJgaj of the proper time, and &*&?& of the Requirements. He &&** if Crown grante were men would realise and leavetbep^' for it had come to his knowledge numbers had already mortgaged^ acres. grants would also join the tfovew immigrants in road-iaakiPg-These announcement* were

ceived, and the people seemed much Sealed with the idea, cheering Mr. tXmson as he left. The visit had H--ether resulted most satisfactorily to & immigrants. The explanations reauired to be made with patience, hot the pleasure evinced by the people before Mr. Williamson left was complete and satisfactory. P Numbers of the immigrants had tnrned their attention to flax-dressing -Seethe publication of the recent discWries by 3fr. McMillan, and others

were at work on their laud.