TEE NATIVE CRISIS. (PER PRESS AGENCY.)

Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 548, 28 June 1879, Page 2

TEE NATIVE CRISIS. (PER PRESS AGENCY.)

[by telegraph.] FURTHER MAORI AGGRESSIONS. PLOUGHING RECOMMENCED. New Plymouth, 27th June, 2.15 p.m. Te Wetere has ordered all Europeans to leave Mokau. Three ploughs are at work at the White Cliffs, under a covering party of 24 men. The party consists of Ngatiawns returned from the Chatham Islands, and other Urenui natives. The Manukorihi natives are organising a system for ploughing the Waitara district. They say they do not wish to fight, but to bring the heads of the Government under the feet of Te Whiti. The garrison at the White Cliffs is to be strengthened. 2.35 p.m. The Maori ploughmen were turnod off from Courtney's farm at Tapuae this morning by a force of Armed Constabulary. They refused to leave when requested. The constables then seized the ploughs, put them in carts, yoked bullocks to the carts, and drove them into the road, leaving them there. The ploughmen were left sitting in the field. This Day, 11.48 a.m. The Maori plonghmen resumed operations at Courteney'B farm at Tapuae this morning, and were immediately turned off by a detachment of the Armed Constabulary force. The Maoris are .very sulky— one threatened to throw a stone at Major Tuke. A reinforcement of fifty men will leave here by special train at noon tor Waitara, en route to White Cliffs. Maoris threaten to stop the North road and Urenui- Waitara. The volunteers hold themselves in readiness to destroy barricades ; also, to put all ploughs ussd on Waitara lands in hostility into the river. Hawbra, June 27, 11.25 a.m. The Maoris have not recommenced ploughing. A gentleman arrived from New Plymouth, coastwards, reports meeting over 100 Maoris bound for Parihaka. They had a quantity of drays laden with flour, and were very friendly. The natives have recommenced ploughing the Government paddock at Opunake It is reported that the Maoris are ploughing at North Waitara. b Fifty constabulary arrived to-day. It is just reported that the Maoris are ploughing at Mokoia. This Day, 10.20 a.m. The report that the Maoris were ploughing at Mokala was a hoax, perpetrated by the County Road Engineer. Nothing new has transpired. Waitotara, June 27, 12.5 p.m. At a meeting here last evening, at which a majority of the settlers were present, a resolution was passed approving the action of the Hawera settlers in removing the native ploughmen from Livingstone's land. Waitara, 27th June, 4 5 p.m. Messrs. Shore and Jones were warned of Mokaia to-day by Tewetere. A steamer hat been chartered to bring Shore and his familj away. The whole of the district is in a disturbed state.