OHINEMURI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 16 February 1870, Page 4

OHINEMURI.

[fbom the "xhaicbs advebtisee'b" cobbbseosdeht.] February 14i A meeting of miners was held at the lower camp, to-day, for the purpose of receiving the report of Messrs. Qlhver and Harcourt as'to the success of their mission 'with regard! to obtaining the support and signatures of the miners in Grahamstown.. ■~'< . ...'^ Mr. N. Nittt, Jotst was called to the chair, and oflWsd soine remarks -witli reference' to the ection taken by the miners. He requested the meeting to place no credence in the reports that were passing current, charging the Superintendent -with refusing his assistance to open the Ohinemuri country. He was inclined to think that it -was Mr. Gillies' earnest desire to have this phantom Eldorado explored without unnecessary delay. Mr. -OiiiiVEß was then called on, and that gentleman explained to the meeting the result of > his visit to Grahamstown. He stated that it was resolved by the miners of the Thames to send one of their number to Auckland to lay before His Excellency Sir George Bowen the. petition got'up in Ohinemuri, and already made jrablio; - and that it was their wish that the miners of Ohinsmuri should choose one from amongst them to accompany the delegate from Grahamstown. -•'"" -; ■■■"■•_ i ••• It was then proposed by Mr. H&BCoiraz sad seconded ;by "lb. Baiobi Zsaht, that Mr. C. M. Olliver should-proceed to Auckland on the business alteady mentioned. This motion; was unanimously carried, and a sub-scriplioh-'was at once started to defray Mr. OUiyeVsexpenjeis.' A sufflcieritsum was isollected oh the ground in; a; few minutes. Mr. Olliver left here' for Auckland this evening. ■ A gentleman'named Mr. Bash returned' from the interior yesterday.' His'business led him to Botuira, but oh his reaching Mr. Mitchell's store, about forty! miles up the i Waihi, he was met by several'of Te Kooti's men, who ordered him to go back. Thu) he pluokily refused to do, and next day proceeded on his journey, meeting with no impediment, although many Hauhaus accosted him on the road.

I heard to-day that some of the HiMtaia Maoris whowere out on the ranges towards Wai Ti l&rari came across a tent containing tedding, clothes, and tools belonging to Europeans who had come in for provisions' They earned off OTeiything the tent contained. Preparations are going on on an extensive tab for a hakane, or native dance, food is coming in from all parts. Tinjpoaka, one of the Ohinemuri natives of Te Hir&'s party, came down the river yesterday, and in&KUS as that Te Hira was veiy much alarmed at a report which had reached faim, that a large party of Europeans were shortly; to eome wp Jthe river to take, him prisoner, for having sent povrtfar and guns to UDe Kooti, which he vehemently 4<wies having done, la ooasequeaee of this report, Te Hira Ihas written toail the settlements near, Asking thoHauhau " potis," or committees, to come to OMaeaWt wa presume as .a. protection to t&B* ,