THE NATIVE OUTRAGE AT TE AROHA.

Press, Volume XXXII, Issue 4408, 16 September 1879, Page 2

THE NATIVE OUTRAGE AT TE AROHA.

[Press Special Wire.] GBAHAMSTOWN, September 15. The following message appears in this moming's "Advertiser," from the'meeting of Baoraki tribes at Ohenemuri:— i " Ths opinion expressed a few days ago that the Hatrraki chiefs, in conclave asrembled would, aa the result of their deliberation, demand the immediate unconditional surrender of the perpetrators <of the outrage, has proved correct. All fiay yesterday two committees, ap» pointed by the Eunaga to go through theevideuce, were engaged in carrying out their instrectione. The yoangar committee appointed Kenare their chairmaa, and eat in the vourt house. Brotm is tie chairman of the other body, which is called the old committee, and did ita work in the public hslL After each had gone through the eridence, they met together and re-exsmined it, after which they diacasßsd the whole matter, andamyed, »t.their dedsien to-day. At the Ngahakc »eeting there were two noticeable featnres. They were mors than- usually JStee*s_..,ana owj oi& maa wee decked out in;figntmg ooeluiae, aBLtEe «is 6 bebsg ctressea m ermnary iaahfym, although ever since aaroadlt&e tbey t&rt iadiacir w« peint

on. Hoane N»he, of Kirikiri, opered tvT*" proceedings by reading the ]%££s**&* was as follows:-" It hw been Tusangare was wrong; in OWttSratop of the land. Hi. He wu S. h not .toting to Mr Wilkinson th.t tS> *sd Kuuuna were included in aA Hta&koo proposed to sell to the Govm, Heifcatrl that Pukehan R a was aU w« celling. 2nd. His %fig *&&?*• mttrtpresenting the boundary C' Cr "Omahatahino." his statingtUt £•$ k*td Wa , tie boundary, wa! wibKtfßca having seated daring the tfao boundary was Owhakaiena |J timo he stated thatthe boundary of hi* m^L , * 4 ran in a zigwg direction, and ot mjb^? , ' time he said is ran in a etraicrV ?• c That is false. 4. The land at WSLS boundary which he calls Native land in n** B The Government's action M^.?*.* , ' money on land not yet throngh the Land nZ? Pakeranga, Taagehna, and Keretuna (if 0 * 4 gxants been ordered for Wocfa.)is wronjr. The Ngataeto-Sbs**' n-M'jdyh* been abei Xfr committee is dear that tho surrey in wa3 ahot w-,8 Ngatikoe'i snncj iff is proved by Mr Wilkinson, who state* aT merely tho Ngatikoo tribe took money en «T land, which they sold under the name of l«i* ranga Mr Wilkinson said that those***? , Ngatikoe who were aWe to do eg cafe fiseL* dories of this Jand, and thos> not afife boundatios listened -while oihere'of til X»oople did bo for them, i.nd none objacled 'n name »hey gavo for tho block wae Pak/steT' Mr Wilkinson gure the names ol all v u ffl taken advances on the block, and they tnw ont to be Ngavikoo people. Therefore iWT mittee is eatisfied that Ngatikcewwe ftjJS of the surrey, and that the survey waa f Pakeranga block. The comiaUtosi seetijjtfu survey was being made by Ngdtikoo aadS vernment conjointly, consequent on the Qootr! ment buying Native lsuids before it passed tk Court. It wae on a«connt of this land purchase that the trouble has ariiaa snl through this that the Chief rises hie snrveyore to make eomjg S land on which the Government has aQtajJa money. Had the Govtrnment not ati&j S rancee on tlsis land, which waa not tliroagi 'Qα Court, this trouble would not nare erisca ; '&*! and had they not paid money to Tamaii tu&a* rest of tho Nftatikee and authorised ths' : 'texm Tamahi would rot hare had atmey to feawlSa survey of the land inide, nor wonM ik« CliJ Surveyor have anthonsed hia in«n to snneyS Therefore, oomnultee consider that fcoft Ngatitoe and the Government tiro to' Mary and they also consider Vh« Njjat&oj , should give .np two hundred acret ~M. Pnkehanga blocfc for the Enropcan \»io was ahot as an atonemenVfor their •wrong la £»». I ing the land, Tangihiki and Iferehena {adioS. ! ing Pokehanga), which ar.» owned bjNg»ta^ 0 The committee consider that tie shooting of tk pakeha was wrong according to KnglishUii a according to tho law or word of Hauraki, wlicfc. provides that no blood shall b<; ebtd in HoanH distriot. But tho committee on looking a{ % matter consider there was a reason for shsofe? the European, which was the swroitl by Ngatikoe and the Govornment of am, tton of Ngfttihako - land withoat thdr consent. Many survey parties , had turned off preTiouely by Ngxtihako without ii-d? diacontinuing to enrrey, b-at they at.Jast g-| tired of turning them off, und althotsgls tL used to talk to surveyors they pet3iit«d a surveying the land, aud the roason shot persons in this casawas in order i-o 6!» ibeeyeiem of eorveying. The o®, aider that .the act would have been joatSsbla had the persona enot at been M&ori3, fcntas it ; wea a pekeha the qoinmittee coMidw iU" &$ wrong, is aado to' jibe ma of MoCaskell, who ehotHoano PfthwieatlErcinkie, His case was carried before tho 8-apwnia Coaii so that he might be tried by law, and it wm proved that he had not committed any crime, Therefore tho committee deemed that tlio eons who ehot tWEnropeaus shonl* giTotlifa. selves up t» bo tried by tha Supreme Conri ia the manner McCaskell was tried.

The judgment of tha committeea vm mi clearly and deliberately, and listened Ijtis belligerents with the greatest attention. 'i.kt« rambling discussion ensaed. Hn.taim ss'ses the owners of the jPukohanga block (Ngatita) whether it was_ their intention to carry onUkt portion of the judgment which had referocca to themeelves. Pinoha replied that his triba content to allow the law to take ita toursg.

A demand for the anrrenderof the eafenij was thoa made by the nssernbied chiofj, was, as expected, refneed, although E3t is EuWpaan manner. The cely spoateaci,tk Ngatihako »i,io were the chief Buehanid 5 young intelligent Hauhau prieet named Tinw%, /fhey strongly .debrscatad land hajiag "'asi' selling, as ii had and always woiiUl ba tlsaciiua of tyo»ble between tha two races, and aaWtbai tie. surveys,; road?, railways. telegraphs, m 4 lands; Courts should be handed onv to ttjea, meaning , , it is thought, that the; sturatd h iboliehed. ■■;.*-. Mr Wilkinson informed them it was Ik. possible to discuss those matters until Patesm and Epiha were handed over to justice,. ' Finding that Kgatihako would not jieli, oM Hotereni B&iparl rose, and in a brief st&ch s \l that the Bnnftnga had carried out to theMd its ability the purpose for which they hai bcea called together, bnt. had failed to acliiwjtkt saccess which they hoped they would hn obtaiaed, and they now handed back to& Pnckey, who' represented Mr Sheehan, the iM Batter.

Mr Packey, in a few remarks, regrottael tbt Ngatihako bid not agreed with the decision thi day (riven, and warned all outtido that Hsm not to interfere in any fattire courts ik Gorarnmont might decide upon, is ordse (hi they might not get themselves into troahb, '• iHevraß .followed by Finoha, who - iaah&hci that iris psople bad not transgreafjod iiis kw under the circumstances. Ho said tlieywoai sow return to their settlement on thetaSMOf the Waiho, and if the Europeans wanted tliea they could go and take thstn by force. Ha advised them not to take only Paka*& as.i Epiha, but the whole forco, men, womos, aas children, and make away with them, thereby blotting out the name of Ngttitififco. Eoff&rnii them that if the two men were taken to-gsol the whole tribe wonld tako np arms end. devastate the country. The meeting then broke np. The Thsaaa chiefs left for the Thmiiaj this evening, wiifc the exception of Pinoha and Ngotitako, who left for their homea at seven o'clock. ~ >'■■■ !;•- ■. ■■ i . ■■' Stmdißf, sp.m. The people of the Thames wil be pleased to hear that wise oonnsele hay* prewod emet yesterday, and within a week the PoHee Connwill be graced with the presence of Messrs Pakara and Epiha, throngh the exeHions us good offloea of old Tpknfcino, who isaawa Fineha to remain behind for a day o? tw ftr the purpose of talking ctqs the matter pnwwTttey were engaged all to-dn.y in doing ttaj tsl tbo result has been that the road obatraehoaw has persuaded Piaeha to allow Pftka» «« Epiha to be given oyer to jnatice lost t» peace of the aistriot is distarbed, bnt »wl bo fonsor five days before the matter l». ; |*""y settled. Wata Tapa, s yonng chief, aEaf m> kino will bring the cnlprita to justice. WW , lowing telegram was seat through to the «&*? Minister late last night:—" Parcors. ISB Sept., 4 80 p.m. Hon. Sheehan-Pinela, the action of TnkuMna, haa at last eonma to Epiha and Pakara beioa givea up, lw*»* peace of Hauraki be dieturbed. It will w;** week before it is finally conoladed.—'B. "• PucgKY, Netiye agent." ?