WAIUKU. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) November 14.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1977, 17 November 1863, Page 3

WAIUKU. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) November 14.

The nine friendly natives of the Waiuku tribe reported in my last as having been arrested by Captains Lloyd and Hunt, were kept in charge uatil tho evening of Friday, namely two days, when through instruction from head quarters they were liberated, but tho arms and ammunition taken with them were kept. It may be as well fco explain for the benefit of tho public that Ahipeno, the chief of tho Waiuku tribe, having taken the oath of allegiance before the present war, he and the tribe were not required at the commencement of the war as were the other Manukau tribes to take the oath, and lay down their arms, or go beyond the frontier lines. A telegram was sent to the Government at the commencement of the war, saying they were willing to resign their arms, but upon oflioial enquiiy this telegram proved a mistake, and no demand for their arms being pressed upon them, they have consequently retained them. It may as well be stated too, that tho tribes of Lower Waikato have been even more highly favoured in having been since the commencement of the war supplied by the Government with both arms and amunition. It will, I hope, now be seen that after tho Government not demanding of these natives the arms, and further guaranteeing to them a freedom from disturbance if they remained peaceably on their own land,,that there is some ground for accusing the Government of a want of consistency. No apprehension is felt that the act will excite the tribe so as to cause them to withdraw from the cultivation of their plantations to join the rebels. The steamer 'Lady Barkly lefl Waiuku to day, taking in tow a number ol canoes and having on board detachments of the Onehunga Coast Guards, and 2nd Class Militia