TAURANGA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 539, 4 August 1865, Page 5

TAURANGA.

[I'SOJt OUR llll'S' COKUEst'ONDKN'T.] July 28. All is quiet in this district at present. Mr. Morbri !: has gone inland to try and induco Thompson i.i l-11n 1:- in to iauiauga: Iml I think his mission will he much like thai of Mr. Cr. !•!. Graham's—l do not think he v.-i!i accomplish his object, The natives in Maketu and Itnlorun still seem to be determined to light, as the Maketu natives do not wish to give in to h reona's i'ai Mairiivs. The natives here and nt Mah. tii are very hard n;> fro- food and seed potatoes t > paint f)-.• mx; ar's crop, a-nl 'ley have no money in eiti'iV of places to ;>ay Or cither the one or 1!;e otiier, and ofeour-.e the ."loivkeepers will not give ihem credit. It is a great shame tin; way the Gove, nim nt lias ircatc.i the f.-iendly natives down here in keeping tlii'm so loin; uiiii nil holding a court to setile iheir land claims, _-o Hint they could sell some land to keep them from siarvation. It' the Governilid not care to do this they ought to have advanced them some money, so as to keep them from actually starving and allow thrall to put in crops for themselves next year. Since writing the above news lias reached here that they are fighting at Turanga, and thai the rebels have lost seven men killed.