TAIRUA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1077, 27 April 1867, Page 5

TAIRUA.

(PKOXr A CORRESPONDENT.)

The natives here are still wandering and greatly excited, I should not he surprised to see them leave at a moment's notice und jrin Te Hiia and his gang of ruflians ; they are in expectation daily of the Aukati being proclaimed and orders for th m to join the Hauhau, unless some steps are takan to prevent it and th.it soon. I don't s-u any probability of their remaining he e a -ay after they receive the long lo>ked for mesange to gather and go, t L e fact is that most of the Maories aloniithis Coast, are gleatly iu the trader's bo' ks kauri gum is getting scarce and the most convenient way for them to pa\ their debts is to skedadlo and pay us back i n p wder and ball the first opportunity ; "Ut after all it- perhaps better for the nff raff and dis iff -cted to leave us, as the old hiet says " let them go but I ahull stop and.lo"k after my own affairs, if the Hauhau comes to kill my white men they must kill me first,' the chief and hi* people are going over to hold a conference with Te Bira, and see if he will do aw y with the Aukati, or if not to keep within hi» own jurisdiction and not bs sending his tempting messages in this quarter, or to Hauraki. Kauri fzum is about done up here. Where oome ton* were dug weekly l«sr. summer, thore are only & few cwts. at present time. The Donald McLean, Bchooner, Baker, master, arrived er<i \esterday, from Poverty Bay, for another cargo of Bawn timber, hb she left here only last Friday week 'ull Ihden for thHt p ace. It seems the settlor*! on tue h»Bt i oast, are goi g a-htad inspire of the flau„,.u and other evils they have to contend with, ihe utter Bella, J. Faulkner, has finished her loading of sawn timber, and sails for Tauranga, first fair wind. I he fine steam saw mill here, owned bv Mr. Seccombe, is in splendid working condition, and has cut a vast amount of timber since it came under the able management of Mr. McKay, who seems to thoroughly understand h's business, and I believe the most of the umber reqnir don the C between Auckland and Napier, ta en from ihi-. as not a we»'k passes without one or more vc.-.-e » bund coastwise, taking in >:iwn tiinbei tor s-'ino of ':.e above ports'.