THE NATIVE OUTLOOK.

Evening Star, Issue 5074, 10 June 1879, Page 3

THE NATIVE OUTLOOK.

WELLINGTON, June 9. Recruiting and drilling goes on steadily at Mount Cook Barracks. The Government have ample supplies of arms and ammunition, the former including 3,000 Snider rifles, and some of those cohorn mortars which proved so effective in the siege of pahs in former Native wars.

The anticipation previously indulged in of getting at least a thousand of the Ngatiporous as allies, is not likely to be realised. A difference of opinion exists amongst the tribe as to whether they should fight at all If hostilities break out. In any case not more than 500 men will be expected from that tribe now. Tho Government have come to a determination that in the event of any outrage being committed by the Natives. or any bloodshed by them, prompt and severe measures shall be adopted. In the event of such contingency arising, the whole Armed Constabulary force at Taranaki would make an immediate advance, while the volunteers would garrison the various outposts and depOts. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 10.

Seventy-three Volunteers were sworn in at Manutahi Nortli yesterday. The goneral arming of the district is proiucing a salutary effect un the Native mind. Some of the more sensible Natives admit that they do not know the reason of the ploughing. A great meeting is zo be held at Parihaka on the Bth, at which Europeans will be permitted to be present.

AUCKLAND, Jvkb 10. At Paul's welcome to Rewi at Oraku, ! Rewi, after thanking Paul for the welcome and referring to ancient times, said :—«• The reason why I have come is to see if means can be obtained to guide things rightly. In the old dayß I made common cause with your elder brother (Potatau, the king), now I have come to Beek new relations with you who have known the Europeans so long. You are right in saying that the relations of two ways should bo guided properly and peaceably, but you should not put that work oa people like myself who have just emerged from the bush. We were puzzled, to disaover the thoughts of the Europeans, and we fought against you and your Europeans. If you ask me to come and Btop here pet* manently I tell you that I will never come unless you bring the Parliament to Auckland. If I am to win or lose in Auckland it will be a hard thing for them to persuade me to go to the Wellington Parliament. Now, let us all endeavor to see some safe way out of this difficulty, for, Tawhiao, it is years ago since I came to the conclusion that the King was but a man and it remains now for us to find a way to abolish it altogether. We have to accomplish this work. All that remains now is to order things so that the European may acquire laud for his money and the Maori money for his land, so that whatever a European has purchased fairly may remain to him and whatever a Maori may receive fairly may be his own. If land is sold by the people entitled to sell, their relations and friends can say nothing against it. It is the selling of land by people who have not a title that haß always been the cause of trouble. Nevertheless let us strive so that the work may be pro

perly done." Mr Sheehan replied. After welcoming Rewi to his people, Ngatiwhatua asked Rewi in a jocular style if he would be Maori Minister, and called them all to vote for Rewi to occupy office. This was responded to by shouts of " Ae.''—[Sent, 10.30 a.m.; received, 4.]