NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4288, 28 April 1879, Page 2

NATIVE INTELLIGENCE.

[Press Special Wire*] WHM.IHGTOH, April 26. TUB WAIKATB PIAIHB TEOTTBia. The "IPoaf;,' , in an article on the Wainiate question, says :—*'lt ia not probable any definite; action will be taken on either aide relative to the Waimate Plains until after the great Maori zaeetisgatTeKopoa next week." The article i» based on a private letter from Te Whetu, a sort of secretary to Te Whiti. The letter contain*, among others, the foliowing statement:—" Iβ Whifci, at the Psrih&kft meeting, bluntly accused Mr Sheehan of pretending topnt out the £re with one hand, while witt the other he seeretlj tried to rekindle the blaze." They allege oleo that the boundariee of the confiscated land, as originally proolaimed, have since been frsadalefitly forced, §q as to inolnde a large area of NatiTe land noTer legally oonfiecaied. The position taken up by Tβ Whiti and Tphu is said to be this—They complain that thej h»Te been wronged by the Gorernzmmt in respects above indicated. They> accuse, the Government of trying to prorokQ tl«o\ipo war after wlretly cdlcotsng «q armed force iroffloieiit to cruah

them. They proteefc egaicet wrongs, but utterly diacUim all inUmK* , * toiag to redress them by force of aZ? 0,, «f A Maeterton correspondent of tb»«» Zealand Times " reiterates the stat»m » ** Tβ Wbiti hßs written to certain W chieft asking them to be prepared m f k?l* of blood had arrived, and adds he *? supply names of thoeo who BUT>T,\iJ°s lettew, they having mado no secret of •» * the time. Nt «

The Government Engineer here h«« oeired information that all survey J? **" at Tβ Koti, about half way between Straw's and Normanhy, would be removed. The x. was this morning warned by the i the survey pegs would be pulled up mi - FBBLIMINAEIBS OF THB KOPUA MBBTnrg Alexandra, AprQ 97" Yesterday afternoon thie township pletely in the lands of the Natives *& however, behavod themselves admirsijW , Tuhaere'e peapl?, Ngatirangi and Ne&traV challenged the KiDgites to a war d^ 1 Henare, a Taupo chief,- ecoepted, a difficulty in raising many followew, W the war danoe came off en the road bejw»» the two hotels. The dress feathers in the hair end a shawl on the j»l and round the waiat, Tho affair nn quite* holiday aspect hero; no disturbance hA place. Thie mornicg the Lower WaiS arrived in war canoes and were received S a discharge of gune, el-.oute, &o. One of 'jv war canoes capsized at the rapids near town The clothing and guns of the Nativej *n, lost Thej proceed to "Whatihohatitu,>]»» a number of Kingites await thorn, war dance will take place. Food in plent* it provided for them. ' Sir G. Grey ai.d Mr Shsehan are ezbeeM at midday by v special train to-moiww I Hundreds have gone up the river to-day, ft is e*peoted there will be seven thousand pm, sent at the meeting. " , THK KOPTTA PBOQBAMMK PMDBTBBMrB^ I&tof' News from Tβ Kopua states that th» Natives are divided among thomeelvee u| o the programme to be proposed to Btr (J.Qrw QPhey will have to settle definitely saml them the Native proposals to be eubmiUtd before Sir G. Grey will meet them. MIHIBTBBfI AND NOAPUHI. Kawaiuwa, April %■>■■ Sir G. Grey and Mr Shcehan met 400 Ngapuhie yesterday outside tho public ballet Kawakawa. The principal boiiße wa deoorated with flags. Triumphal erbhej'wsfg erected bearing the motto " Welcome." :, Sydney Tawhangi presented aa addwaoa behalf of the Natives, expressing coafidajwe in the Government, and asking thai lalloH land g»ierances should be inquired into a view of future reform. '■■ Z ;,. Another address, containing propoislsfram the Ngapuhi and Barowa tribeß, wm thin read. It was signed by several ioSfjenUai chiefs, who formed a committee. ;■>■'■ '■ THB PBBMIBB'e MOTBMBKTa. ; • AUCKEAKD, A^ril27/; Sir G. GreyU movoreents are uncerlain, except that he will proceed to Hamilton aa Thursday to turn the flrrt cod of the raflmy, Tho Hinemoa arrived here at 3 p.m.