SIR GEORGE GREY AND REWL

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8725, 22 February 1894, Page 4

SIR GEORGE GREY AND REWL

A touching message which wcall* the. *J*y days of tbe Waikato war, when B»J|i\. Maniapoto, the famous fighting ohief of the-. Ngatiamaniapoto, was.arrayed against the British troops, was on TIW J S g* says an Auckland telegram, received ty Mr Geo. Grey from Rewl. . *'% **5 chief is at present king very his home on the >ahks of ths g"J t river, near Kihikihi, VVaikaw, «nd »» ; believed bis death is not far oE : Q». day niabt. a Maori messenger arrived a*»w. f

i gjjj's residence in Parnell from Kihi--1 a letter from Rewi. In the letter " I^'"stated he was nearing the end of his nP* 1 *[£ expressed a wish that he " l%&r Ge°- Grey should be buried in one gIP Transkte*d, the message ran—" To f salutation. We have now I the days of our forefathers. This : to let you know that you and I .-, €i**jgache<J ol( i a S e together, and have 3SJK- 'i» thes e days. This is my great word *§«*•*, l et us remam UQ^cr oo* stone." Sir -* : E**Ju*« $ re y mu °h touched by the /■ He at first thought of writing to - l sß^*biit yesterday morning he packed up ' I Auckland by train for the Waikato, i a •"°j er to visit the old chief at KikihikL * 1 iwri i 8 noW a k° ut sevent y years of age, ' 1 \A4t I*** c Qas k een very feeble. He I* 3 ; ,jj e oiessenger comfortably housed last J*L The meeting between the two should be a very interesting one. George have been friends from jTeariy days, and even in the Waikato zL jje »od his people had the greatest *Lctfor "Governor Grey." Sir George JJjSjitam frcn l tfa e Waikato in a day or *»*