THE UPPER THAMES. Ohinemuri, July 20.
The majority of the natives seem to have come to the conclusion that the opening up of the country cannot be long delayed. The small non-consenting party are consoling themselves that the »ew Ministry is a peace Ministry, who will give them time to concentrate their scattered forces and build up a strong party, consisting of their King, Te Kooti, Eewi, and company ; saying the island is not gone yet, pretending to have dreams, and act through a sort of convenient superstition. It is said some natives, acting under Te Hira, took possession of a piece of land said to belong to Bapata and others, when Rapata promptly sent them off, and placed his own people on it, aaying he had not given Te Hira jurisdiction over his land. A native named Mai Wi Koka is said to be a confidential adviser of the chief To Hira against the opening up, and it was reported he was connected with the Wairoa murders, when poor Hawlin and others fell. It is a pity the authorities do not remove such, people from contaminating others. — Advertiser, July 26.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3751, 27 July 1869, Page 5
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191THE UPPER THAMES. Ohinemuri, July 20. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3751, 27 July 1869, Page 5
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