NEW PLYMOUTH. 3rd January.
By permission of the Government a surveyor is about to proceed to Mokau to survey the land for which Jones and Co. are in treaty with the natives, preparatory t-i tbe sitting of the Native Land Court. Large numbers of natives are assembling at Paribaka, and large quantities of provisions are baing conveyed tbither. E> tensive crops of potatoes are being cultivated (here, and from the Hearing 1 of the natives It is thought that they will make a stand against tho settlement «f the plains. Hiroki is engaged hoeing potatoes, and carries a loaded gun -with him. His wife has not died of grief, but is living with anotler man.
Mr. T. Kelly, member for N>w Plymouth, and Mr. H. Weston, proprietor of tho Taranak} Herald, have been charged by the Harbor Engineer with conspiring to oust him from his appointment. A committee of tbe Harbor Board are investigating the charges. The matter has caused some excitement here.
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Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 311, 4 January 1879, Page 2
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163NEW PLYMOUTH. 3rd January. Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 311, 4 January 1879, Page 2
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