THE WEST COAST.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1089, 5 October 1869, Page 3

THE WEST COAST.

The Hon. Donald M'Lean arrived in Wanganui on September 14. "He came," says the Chronicle, "to organise a native contingent for another campaign. It is intended that, while a portion of the Constabulary and a band of natives shall press upon Te Eooti's rear, the Wanganui natives shall attack him in front, and thus bring him effectually to book." The Wanganui Herald, alluding to Mr. M'Lean's visit says :•— " Since the arrival of Mr. M'Lean in Wanganui he has made some important regulations and changes, and, contrary to expectation, we may hope that the Parris and Booth regime is fast drawing to a close. Everyone would be delighted to find that the destiny of the settlers, indeed of the colony, is no longer in the keeping of an ignorant Native Agent. The Commanding Officer will be held responsible for the peace of his district, and no dabbling Will be allowed by Civil Commissioners. This is a reform that has been long and lustily cried out for, and has come at last. If a horae is stolen, the Commanding Officer will employ the legionaries of war for his recovery. Ngahina and his hapu have been removed to the other side of the Waingongoro river, which we advocated long since, and for our trouble were visited by the then Government with the pains and penalties of the loss of a commission. Between Wanganui and Waingongoro there shall remain not a single native belonging to the tribes lately in arms against us. The mailsmen will require passes from the Postmasters, which will oe visited by the commanding officer. The Ngatiporous will be located at Te-Ngutu-o-te-Manii and Waihi, forming a barrier to the return of hostile natives to the distriot." The Wanganui Herald of the 17th says that "a gentleman who came down the river on Thursday from Eanana, brought intelligence that Captain McDonnell and the prospecting party left Eanana on Monday morning, with the intention . of proceeding direct to . Wmhana redoubt, j

aid fifom thence* Te Kodti '^6r&So^ S* ihe gotefiM" ?;.~'% :€i:M£%'^v^ : The/Stipermtendent of Ellington has '& [ arrangedthe, lpngrpen|pgf'^Piljfe mtU< '4 the^gatirautawfl, and t^t^mijxiW^h :; lih^tohj ,'aijfcl .the' next^Uf'ia^ J^m^Wxai , the native title extinguished of er ther&st of the Manawatu block* MThis'is >a&otner ~ J material benefit: conferred upon ik&i province, says the Wmgaiiuijfyi^i'&% accession of the, Fox Ministry, to office.; v On September 16, a depiitatioi p mii|ed: upon the Hoih Mr. McLean I ":fo^;nng : r ': under his notice the practicabilitjr and great advantage of aroad from Wanganui to Kaimanawa. Mr. McLean ; said that the Government had,, not such a road as that now proposed in tlieir scheme of road-malang "during : mer. Their 'plan rather .was" to jiartly repair and partly, construct the/ rd&djfrom Wanganui to Patea and continue it 6W*to Taranaki, and toconstruct a road Mm' the Bay of Plenty to Taupo;; i But if goldfield was discovered at KataanawAj -there could be no doubt a road would be ma4e to it, and. it would be thb duty of ;we . Government to assist in doing '.so., . sr:u ' X ..., ;.;