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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 196, 20 October 1866, Page 2

The D. S. Cross has the following in reference to the Natives of the province. In a short time Laud Courts are to be held at different parts of Waikato, and all natives having claims are warned to be present. A number of our allies the Arawas have, or fancy they have, claims to land in Waikato, and, it seems, eet out in considerable numbers to get there. The statement that reached town was to the effect "that the King natives of the interior had stopped the way, and compelled the Arawas to return to their own country. No fighting took place, but possibly the Arawas may muster in strength, and attempt to force a passage through ; although we trust that the Native Magistrates at Maketu and elsewhere in the Arawa district will succeed in preventing such a proceeding. The stoppage of travelling from the Bay of Plenty to Waikato by the interior is what might be expected. A short time ago Thompson him-self-established an aukati, or boundary, between Tauranga and Waikato, alleging as his reason that persons came from Tauranga and stole horses belonging to the natives inland. Again, there is another aukati, one line of which divides the confiscated territory from the land still in possession of the Waikatos and Ngatimaniapotos, and another line divides from the Bay of Plenty. This is Rewi's. aukati, and most probably the one that was violated by the Arawas. From the fact that there was no violence shown to the .Arawas, it is evident that Rewi's party wish to avoid shedding blood, if possible ; but the strong determination is also manifested to remain separate, even from those of their own race who have identified themselves with the Europeans.