THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 124, 24 November 1881, Page 2

THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY.

[Bt Telegbaph.] [from otjr special correspondent. 1 PtrsGAREHcr, This Dat. The Eaho'n camp was dismant'ed to-day. The head-quarter 3 are to ba shifted to Opunake. it would be well to keep Rahotu, both to watch the Ngariaka and Pungarere natives, and als« to keep tho road open. Many of the natives at New Plymouth and Waitara have taken to fishing. Provisions are not so scarce as prognosticated, Urenui being the only poor locality. The natives of Punehu, Motu's place, complain of their treatment in regard to tho seizure of arms. They say they haT* always been peaceful, acd if asked for the arms would have given them up, instead of having their doors broken in and their places searched. Eratua stated that Major Parris visited the pah on Tuesday, and told the natives the land would be cut up in alternate native and European blocks. lam told, however, that no alteration in the reserves will be made until the next meeting of the Cabinet—probably not until after the elections— and Parris wa3 scarcely authorised to make the statement. Only three companies of the A.C. will remain at Pnngarehu. Ihe remainder will be employed in road-making from there to Manaia, cutting the Stratford-Opunake line. Captain Davidson and the cavalry have just marched for home, as have also reinforcements of the A.C. for Pnkearuhc and Oaknra.