NATIVE TROUBLE IN THE NORTH.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXII, Issue 162, 12 July 1886, Page 2

NATIVE TROUBLE IN THE NORTH.

THE POLICE SENT FOR. -. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Haweba, July 9. The Maoris have commenced to build a whare on Lysaght's freehold property and refused to desist when ordered to do so. Tho police are enquiring into the circumstances. The Maoris threatened to plough and enclose any portion of the Native leaseholds from Whenuakura to White Cliffs that take their fancy. . Inspector Pardy arrived here with constables from New Plymouth to join forces with the local constables m order to proceed to the scene of the native whare building on Lyaaght'a rnn. Te Whiti is supposed to have substituted this new departure m place of the marching around whioh has been going on for so long but stopped recently. ♦- July 10. Inspector Pardy with nine constables went out to Lysaght's farm this morning, ani found that the natives had decamped m the night. The poles they had planted m the ground were pulled down. They had left eleven kits of potatoes behind. The police went to the neighboring pah, and the chief, replying to questions, said be had acted according to the instructions of Te Whiti, and must go and 1 talk to Te Whiti. The nolioe. warned 'him, that he would be arrested if he did it again. The Natives are silent and sullen. Sho. tly after another small body if Natives, eleven m number, rode right through Lysaght's to the scene of the building. They were turned back by the police, and .warned. A good number of Natives left Taipiruhenui by a back road for the fittine place. Every consideration was shown by the police, but they intend to arrest the ringleaders if mischief is done. Manaia, July 11. A number of Natives, ostensibly acting under the directions of Te Whiti, entered upon T. Bayley's land about a milo from Manaia, and burnt a' quantity of flax. They were reported to have stated their intention of returning shortly to plough the land. The Hawcra polios left behind at Mr Lysaght's raport that no Natives have returned to the land since the morning. Inspector parly rode out to Manaia m the afternoon. lie has nothing m particular td report, hut f£^ Natives generally seem all att'r. wjl Pardy ia visiting various settlements, cantioning the Nativei against trespassing on European lands, . . ■ '