HOT SPRINGS, MAHURANGI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 535, 31 July 1865, Page 6

HOT SPRINGS, MAHURANGI.

pat a iiru nuKsrs in uri- xoirni. ! [riW'i orit uv;s roiiursroxi'Txr.] ! .1 ui;>' 10. i 11 i:r. ri Ni: of i'iio ol'til's '.!!.<( nr; :i.i well us o' -c,-i-:;i: c'.lfi'j (■>■>!* ]>iin thr y■:,i• ; i ..i| .i-Ji -l t'> Mr. Syh;-' c' viniio^iion-. !i ■ tt'l I'.cr--in ii„. | ri'j 'MT "f hi~ llor'T Ih'- S«|»t*rinlfml«*iil, who. :ii'r- !.■ f' Aii-klsU'l |vr f!-a tt'tv Nov.'lty on V m r;: r:iii:_r hi-! : tii 'i'i' :i niiiiir'rii'o !i?s *m--1,1 wlii ;ii-riv-• 11 :'rnii 11 nettle ■.t'r;! ~-i tl[ - I'iili ri r;vcr ;ii :im r:u'!v ':-'n;r i:i tlio 'I'it.- Icisi'if" P.r wlii.-h th.-y nn-t ivn< ol' a clmr.u-t.-r til iir:tw (r.aclh.T, :t< it- «wn-i-to I chioily in r.»s.'vt i'.'il .• nn:.-" oi Tn:>::i'y lium tin; MipTiiitfii.Mit !..r Mo -k" ot' !;i 1 ni pur.-lil •' y thr Co-vi-r;i:11.-;11. A f" r 1m .-ihlli.-y witi' r;i I' d Inji llin!>v .Mr. l!oi».ui. :;'hl tin- pure'hasf "f the \V:ii':ui«i lilic'i, invr oi F'liS ojx-iiiii.-il. Tiie iilo t.i this i.l A-i:. vou wiM ri'nH'inb -r from my rfp i t of ih' iivtt'ins at Tv liiKira a wrek or I wo ago, w as invi'.- l i :a-( il at that time, since then lienor.ati -m ! : y entered on f,.p its transfer from iln native i owiir:--. t:i tim tievernnien!, and it was yesterday : 1, u-1,1 hv 1 lie Sup,n inten I.'in f.-r ill" ?nm of i f7i!2 155.,' l».-it>4 lit tie: rate of 3a. 9.1. per acre. The ~ a • i v, out s"ino time Col--Is per acre, iiuttlie :mi e.erin!''ii, lent's pers .1;i-i ve ■- oiec, r, n.l''i ed into their " ill her ton jue at Inst had its etlei't, for upon him t:ik ii\> his hat after a 1 .n« /wrvo anil sis?JiilVinir th" de'.enniiiiilion of the Govur.ment not to exeee.t that the sellers lit list. gave ill | 1, fro he ha.l a ehnnco oi tcettins; outside ; t!,.' ,1. or. Mini lo'e I.ited '• wrh tliiinlca'' ih • r-in ■ rkti-,!y j 11ai, I.i>alll ulienialitv of iv. eivini,' in hard cash reulv 'J-' I), rath,t thin keep the hind m their own hands f.,r some time to e nir. ''"ho money was then pii'd 11 em, and a lveeipf taken for the amount. I' j em the -•up'-nntendenl pr ii'.uimiir a Iki£ c<mt iini;i2 the prceious met ,!, tho eyes of tho assembly Lrl'M"!!!"!. hut. vli.ii lie enijiti'd the greater )iortion of its contents on the table, their very toeth water, d, and tlie in lividual wiio transferred the li'ea.-nre to Irs baif trembled with emotion, and his hands, as though pal-i d, almost refused their oiiieo. I!,twrver, it wai. dune at, last. The Hi's >tiations were ves.tnueii, and a road of consider due importance was p i ■ ehaS'.al for a sum of This road is about live j iriies i'.::d runs fioiii ill: iiot . v over the j r, ,i-'t: between the Vi ;ii','.er;i and the rivers, 1 ai:ii~ I 11 i::.wards, and is tho only accessible route in ; this district fo'- tho coiiveui.-nce of tho residents, as 1 the country j,resents :lu ahiK.'.st inaccessible appearance on this route. Ibis being aiiang, d, aitu ,»docu nient signed hv tho leading chiefs securing the right of road for ever and cut, u large bloc-It ot land, called Ifoteo, was offered by the natives to the Government. Mr. Koijan, at tho particular requestof the superi teiident, made known tho offers of the | «.-i.liv.*f, am! interpie'.ed the Superinti udent's views as t() the term of the pureha-e. The price a-ked wa . a- u-ual, . I a M.nn-wlnit exlcrhitai't n-itur", hut, .1 n uch d:M'U--io", «'. ha s "lie o! th • in"-t alu- ' a hi" hlnel.s of i ,nd ("(-.'• puielia-ii'd by the '!o\eni- ■ II ont was secur"i f"r s.'ttl- meet, and a dep-.-it »| 1 L't' O J.r,iil UIHm ir Thi-i bhu-k coii-ist • of about. ! in,iKlo nci'.-s, ni""tly of a v.-ry .-uperi"r eliaracter 1 ,r ' the pu ' pos's ot t lenient. i the teinis u Oil widen thh lartro tr;i,-t of bin 1 has ; 1, ~.-,1 seeiir, d are of a v.-ry d"s-i:ri|iti >n. Thev are ■ eui.irlc . 1 >!\- t- r the ]..r, ,vi:ie'-. and "t t he ' |, e ..t |.ui»ihle kind forth" advantage ~f the liitiv.-s. !': was agr-e 1 that the laud, upon t!i» p lyiiiont of a_ of ,C!tli•, sh"iil,l I)-! at ou'-e at, '.lie di-p 'Mil of ihe -imei'intenilent f.,r anv purp ,-e lie may clioo-e, and that ti." liion -v, which will amount to_ Mile ••;OSO'.» (at OS. an ae e), sli -u'd be paid by lnstalnii'ii'ts of souiel hing like LI.OuO p.-r lumum. p'lns airar,."'tiieut is (le.ile.lly for 1 ho weltare ol the natives as it oloiato- the evils atloudiiut upon t e-m liet' iuL,' siieh a very ia.g- sun, of ...oney 1„ tn. irhandat one time, and provid". then, with an income for -0111" years toe,>.llo which wi.l at any rale place . „ei,. above" the reach of want. The advantage to th-Trea-urv is obi and the thanks of not only the G ivel nment, hut the puhbe, are ttita.out d-iib- due to liis U nor the te.ndcnt tor iiis zeal auu eare in th-i publie 5:1 viee. The neeess try document having heen drawn up and signed tho broke up ! I is Ho'.or durum' his visit appeared to have ma c a voiv favourable impies-i-m upon his Maori friends, for "ho wad iho viotim of much shukiiig of hands, nnd

not a few condescended to pat him ou the 'back, and express by words thrir appreciation of his visit, and the remits to whieh it led.

The Novelty, as you will be aw ire, left Auckland : on Monday ab.mt noon, arriving at tho Hot Spring?. Mahura->gi, at 0 oVbn-k p m.: there was a good number of unionist wh'.in I may name iiis i io.'c-r the >-uperinten i e.f, .'ih*. CotntirsTton-.T Uo.-an, Mr. Sji,m:\ r Vou Stunner R M , Mr. S. Co hran. 1 , "d;:j »r Coope-, '"anL Jackson, Mr. Jackson fs-vicitor), Li- utenant. Edwards, IT. Mr. Ailwright, Mr. DeJiham (surveyor). M"r. Proud, and otjie-* petit'emen. All found accommodation, for the night nt Kyms' hofel. His lienor left tho 11-d'. Spvings last- night, per Novelty, for Aueklaud, whieh hid be-:n retainel to convey him back again. Mr. Oochrine, Mr. Jackson, Captain .Ta"kson and o'hers, are now for a iew days at thar most lively and t ietnresqne spot (or nt suflieieji'lv known by Auckland p 0..1e) as the Hot :■ wings. r\lr Cornmissiotii-r lloi£:m, Mr. A T on Stunner and Lieutenant Edwards '* matle tracks s> early tiiis for th-» nariv,. sottlenvmt on the bank of the Ihdea, aid are now pariak i:ig of the hospilality oTTc Ifenmra and his people. Mi\ will most '..robably go on to Mahurangi, us t!ie natives of this district are now beginning to reali/.o the benefit iho Xative i.a'ul? Act is lik.jiy to eonfer on them, especially thos>of r.iio tribe v.'lio lately visit d the Land Court held :.t ICaipara. and whieh has lv.-ult-d in the ivcomnien latum of certifiealcs of titic* to many very valuable blocks of land. It is the intention of the nati'.ea of ttiid disti-iot to have a Native Land Court h'dd hero, i ior tho durpose of obtaining certificates of title for 1 sev ral blo'-l;s which it is their intention to I throw into the market.

bhouM any mador of impnrtanco occur during the vi it uf Sir. (.'t'liuuis-ioitcr about this cistriet 1 n«.t fail lo communicate with vou. as native matter.- are of ereat interest, more particularly those relating lo the harmonious and satitfactory working oi our law-- amongst them. Ii lias just come to mv knowkdjie that at Wluiup,' itiaii (ir Oinah, there i~ a prie-t of Hie Muriro hiit'i practising hi-; antics in that neighbourhood, and tho chief Xe ilemars, c-f this plaee, is about to send a omba=sv to nomeof tho resident natives there, on them to bring 1 this fellow before the Commissioner and the Native Assessors', and it will be most inccres! to see what action will he taken in tho matter to prevent thi* man from uropasating hi? p -ru:eiou.s praciices the natives of the North. One thincr i.s very certain, that- the natives here have determined to have '' none of it" introduced amongst them if they can possibly avoid it, as is evident from the fact r, f thei.i seizing this opportunity of the presence of Mr. Kogan to set of ibis member of the abhorrent and fanatical creed of the Hsu Hau.

J may add that iho natives hai a moefmir this evoninc: with re-poet, to the apjiointm-mt of a Resident Magi.-trate fur this district. Tiic names of .-evt'rrd were ]n'''p v-jed, and after several ■<peeehes, whieh had ?omo very complimentary illusions to Mr. Von Stunner, it the unanimous wi-ji of the natives that that irentl nnan should be aijpointf.l to (ill the of llciident thuin.