THE TE AROHA BLOCK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 5018, 15 December 1877, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE TE AROHA BLOCK.

TO THE KDITOK. Sir, —In a paragraph of the Weekly News it was stated that some surprise was caused at the Thames by a gentleman from the South, named Mr. Strange, haviug paid £500 or £(>OO to the natives on Wairakau, a pieeeof laudincludedintheTe Arohapurchase made by Mr. Mackay. Mr. Strange has not paid such an amount on a purchase, but has leased a piece of land from the natives, which, to their knowledge, they never sold and never intended to sell to Mr. Mackay. It should be fully understood that it takes two to make a bargain. If all purchases were carried on in the same straightforward manner as that between Mr. Strange aud the natives, there would be no native difficulty, such as there is at present, iu dealing with native lands. Because Mr. Mackay may have paid for a share or small piece of laud in the Te Aroha olock, no real law or justice can give him or others a title to the i whole of the Te Aroha block, or to take what piece he likes and reject what he pleases. What the natives wish is either to sell or keep whatever part of the land they please, whereas the whole i 3 required of them. The natives offer the valuable kauri forest and mountaiu to Government for goldHelds, which are situated on the east side of the river, in payment of moneys advanced by Mr, Mackay to owners. Ifc seems bad policy to reject so reasonable an offer, and try to force a one-sided bargain on the natives, which has too often caused disturbances, and which are only too well known by our intelligent Native Minister, Mr. Sheehan, and the frieud of justice to the natives, Sir George Grey. As to the remark of the little value of the remainder to Mr. Broomhall, more than Mr. Broomhall's ofler can bo guaranteed on the west bank of tho river, which would be of more value to settlers than mountain or forest.—l am, &c., An Astonished Observer fkom the South.

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