WAIKATO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1434, 22 June 1868, Page 3

WAIKATO.

We believe that some of the principal King natives are likely shortly to pay a visit to the Waikato natives at and about JN garuawahia. The natives resident in that neighbourhood are very anxious to continue to live on terms of peace and friendship with the Europeans. They complain of reports about them, attributing evil intentions to them. These they say have no foundation in fact. A meeting is being held at Hungatiki to consult about the boundary line or av.hati. Kewi Manipoto is supposed to be at Tokangamutu, and will shortly proceed to Mokau to attend a meeting there. We are dso informed that Mata, the wife of King Potatau, died on the 19th of May at Tokangamutu. The natives at the latter place evince nothing at present but a disposition for peace, and those best acquainted with them are entirely of opinion that if left alone and net pestered and annoyed by this party or that, whether Governmental or otherwise, that they will not only do nothing of a really hostile character toward us, but that they will gradually withdraw from their present isolation, and live, as of old, on terms of full and frank friendship whiththe pakeha. This confirms the policy we have advocated of meddling as little as possible with these King natives, no matter whether they live as Tokongamutu, at the*liast Coast or other places. The least they are noticed iu anyway whatever, the sooner will their present prejudices against intercourse with Europeans be quietely renewed.