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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 676, 26 April 1869, Page 2

Napier, April 19,18G9. 220 Arrival or Taupo Natives at Wanganui.—The Wanganui Times, April 10, says: —On Thursday last 85 to 40 men, women, and children, of the Ngatipehi, from Tokonu, Taupo, who had been several days coming down the river, arrived at Aramaho, about three miles above this town. They are led by the chiefs Uara Tautaka and T. k dra, and their ostensible object for coming from Taupo they explain thus: —“When we left,” say they, “Te Kooti was encamped on the top of a ridge of mountain at the back of Kaingaroa plains, ten or twelve miles from the Taupo Lake, and only one or two days’ march from pur settlement. We did not like to leave, but having previously made arrangements to come clown and tangi over llori (who was killed early in March near Nukumaru, and brought down and buried at Aramaho), and also tangi over Hori Kingi. and see our friends of Wanganui and Rangitikei, we came on, leaving orders that should Te Kooti advance upon our settlement messengers wore to be sent down quickly, that we might return with reinforcements. They also say that they expected previous to leaving, that the Napi er loyal natives would advance to attack Te Kooti, and prevent Ids interfering ■with their district. Thus we account for the present visit of Werihana’s people from Taupo. The best informed people say that Titokowaru is at one of Ahiana’s Tangahiri settlements, and that he was there when Colonel Whitmore was prevented by Mr Booth, and persuaded by Kemp to retire from Ngaere. The rebel itana, •who told Colonel Whitmore that Tito, ■with only 80 followers, had gone to Te Ngutu o te Manu, simply misled him, as ■was subsequently proved when the Arawas ■went there and found it without inhabit-