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Northern Advocate, 4 February 1888, Page 4

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January 11, 1888. A^ETKGcalledby Sidney Taiwhanga of all the Chiefs behmring to the Ngapuhi tribes. Their opinions of him lor disappointing them as he aid, not having put in an appearance, but informed them by wire that he had other business to attend to in Melbourne. The following are their addresses :— Natana Ripa. said:— My opinion is, that we are not to blama for coming here to-day, but Sidney Taiwhanga is in halt for disappointing us, and causing us so much trouble and expense. Renata Maniera said:— My reason for speaking to you is to give my opinion of kidney. I've heard for so many years past that Sidney Taiwhanga was the best man to send to Parliament, but since we sent him he has done nothing fo r us except causing us to meet here as fook. to he burnt iu the sun ; and mauy other i unworthy things he has done ; he has made ns subscribe money time after time; this is another of his tricks, but when he was asked to forward the amount he found an excuse, and wired that he was going to Melbourne. All he thinks about is our money and not our welfare, our people are nothing to him. Paktj Koatu said:— What the two last Chiefs have said is true Sidney should have been here in place of going to Melbourne. We get no good from either him or his committee bv going there. We did not send him to " Parliament for that; but to look after our interests. I have no faith in him now after treating us as a lot of fools.| Eewi Manutrika said :— Friends, this is what I have to say, that Sidney be made to pay all the expenses of this meeting, as it jw^he who called thiL meethj-l anJ^^^Q^ith Sidnefl meetingc,, as to be made fools : — Friends, none the meaning of ■^^H^^^^s and telegrams. All we pP^WjHKper marked with ink, but the K(t,u ismbsent that wrote those letters. BITJ idea is this, that we should not take any future notice of him as it is only waste of time. We meet here with his invitation, but find after riding forty miles he has made fools of us aIL Kerepete Pepe said: — All that I have to say is, we will think no more of Sidney and his mad doings ; he is only getting bur people into difficulties. Rknark Te Moananui said : — All I have to say is, make Sidney pay Taurau for disappointing him, besides the expenses of the food provided. Hepi Temmariki said : — We all see by the telegrams read to us that Sidney called this meeting; and, after our leaving our work and coming here today, Sidney sends another wire that he is going to Melbourne. I propose that Taurau. sues him for £150 damages.

Aterea Te Araht said : — What I say is this, that Sidney did nothing wrong in the House at Wellington. All we must do is make him pay back Tauran his inonej for the expenses of this meeting. He called this for nothing, as we see he is not here.

Pomare Knrai said : — I am rather put of place in speaking at this meeting, as I was in opposition to Sidney and run against him at the last election. As I am here I will say a little. Sidney started by making mistakes in the House, and continued still to do so out of it. He promised if we sent him to Wellington he would do great things, aa none of the former members knew anything about the Pakehas. Secondly, I have heard that Sidney should say that, by his knowledge he had the Government defeated. This is not true, as all that was done was by Timi Kara and Hoani Taipua. Now Tauran and all my friends, I leave it with you to decide what you intend to do, either support Sidney or give him up. Whatever you decide we will abide by. Now I sit dow.

Hira Te Taka said :— I think it very wrong of Sidney for wiring that he would pay for food, and calling us all here to meet him. We have heard and now we see. I say send him the hill at once, and make him pay it. Taurau Kukupa said:— l will now say a few words about Sidney. My people ; We meet ; we have all been talking ; but we speak as though we were speaking to a spirit. We are as a people saved from death ; one his absent; let ns imagine he is talking to us. If he has finished I will speak. This is what I have to say : When I received Sidney's first telegram, asking me to call all the Chiefs to meet him here, I replied that I could not do so, as this is summer and our crops are not" ready, there would not be food for the people. He wired back to me saying he would pay all the expenses of tbe meeting. I agree with the rest of my people, that Sidney be made pay for this trouble. You have asked me not to attend his meeting at Orakei. My reply is this, I received another telegram this morning from Sidney, stating that he was going to Melbourne. I replied, you and Paora Tuhaere go your way. I have done with you, I and my people ; we know you no more. Pouaka W. Parore said:— l also wish to say a little about Taiwhanga and his doings. I will compare it, to a sweet band of music in a private place. We hear of it and are anxious to see. We go to the place and find that we must pay for admittance. We pay; we are admitted ; our eyes see and our ears hear, that is all the good we derive from it ; our money is gone. So is Taiwhanga. If he speaks we are all anxious to hear him, as we all thought by his talk that he was going to help us; but when we see and hea», all he says is money, money. I also agree with you aU, and leave him to be guided in the future by one that has all power and might, trusting to hear better of him after this, so that he will be just to himself and to us all.

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