LETTER FROM THE KING PARTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 16 February 1870, Page 3

LETTER FROM THE KING PARTY.

The following letter, which is of considerable importance, has been received by Mr. C. O. Davis. Tamati Ngaporn Mnntiliiri is allied the King's prime minister: — "To Kuiti, February 29, 1870. "To Mr. Davis, the true. O friendly one, — Something is known of Te Kooti, because his evil spirit is feen. [There have been agitations and disturbances in the district..] He heard the word of Topia to the effect that- he (Topia) was to start in pursuit from Tauma runui, and to halt at Mahowapu. When the array of Topia got near [Te Kooti], my mail was despatched by way of Kangitoto to Hakaria, at Tapapa, a place in Patetere. My mailman, Aporo, was sent, and reached the place, and To Kooti said, " Let not my lord be grieved that lam going about within the boundaries of Tawhiao. It rests with the chiefs of these tribes to shelter me or not. What else can I do, having been chased hither ? Aporo replied, " With that I [the King party] have nothing to do. The i Queenite army of Topia encamped at Tewe, a p ace of Whamaru, and there the Hauhaus of Ngatituara were captured by it. Henare to Pukuatua gave up the people of Patetere to be massacred by Topia, but Topia was unwilling to do that. His object was the capture of Te Kooti. Aporo returned. Afterwards, the people of Tapapa were surprised, and the army killed of Tapuika tribe, an old man and some women. Te Puke fled hither and informed us. We heard that s the Europeans had encamped at Cambridge, in pursuit of Te Kooti. I heard that Mr. McLean was there, and I sent a letter to him [as follows] : —Te Kuiti, Jan. 25, 1870.—T0 Mr.MoLean: Salutations. O McLean, you have chased Te Kooti. If Te Kooti liacl gone ouUicli! our boundaries, then you will have done right in chasing him. O McLcan, let the [ Q.ui'einl t'j Maoris be sent back. The second of iny words was to Mr. Firth, to cease lighting. Tho third was to Taingakawa Tlioir pson : —Go to the: Europeans and to the Queenite Maoris. Do not be backward in speaking to the great ones | of the earth. Say to them, liet it [the lighting] cease. It is wrong. If To Kooti had commenced Mic slicildmg of blood, then it would be proper to pursue him, the bad man. We are all bad. J here ) is evil in the whole of us, although absent from one another in our various dwelling placcs. From Manphikt. To Mr. Davis, that is, to the whole world. In another note, Tamati states that Mr. McLean has sent him up £200, being the rent of somo land belonging to Tamati near Auckland. Tamati says that ho has not accepted the money, apparently because it has not been conveyed to him as he wished.