WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5364, 25 January 1879, Page 4

WELLINGTON GOSSIP.

[PER "HERALD" SPECIAL WIRE, Ff.O.M i CORRESPONDENT.] Wer.LifOTON, Friday. NATIVE DEI-AKTMEST. MK. U.VDER SEOKKTARV CLXRKE, whose CoUnection with the Government has virtually ce ised, lias been prevailed upon by the Native Minuter to retain hi 3 {.osition until Hie end of next month, when he will sever hi* long connect'on with the public servicc and retire on a well-ma-ited superannuation allowance. The names of various gentkman are mentioned a* his successor, "including Major Brown, Mr. Maekiy, of Xelson, and Mr. James Mackay, but as yet nothing i a » absolutely known as to who i 3 to get the nt»p 1 in the official iad-ler. NATIVB news. Private " wir«V from Te Awamuiu, Wai--1 kato, state that Maj .r Jackson has gone to live at Kihikihi, to b>. neir Rewi, so a3 to •advise" h»m on the best course to follow for the March n *tive meeting. The gallant ' settler b.nsts that Kut for him Rewi would never se u the NVive Mi >ister, and he asserts , that the £5 which he paid to bring about the business has nnv»*r been refunded him. W.IKATO SETTLERS «.VD TllE KING NATIVES AND THE G 'VKRNMENT. It is rumoured here thai several intluentiai natives in th- Waika o «listricfc have been in communication with th ? Native Department 1 bringing uuder its notice the action of certain Europeans in the Upper Waikato, nr<»in» 1 the in n>>t to to any terms of the lanS 1 questions between Sir George Grey and them- > svlve?. and ad vis ng them, in of entreatment, not to be a party to the March ► gathering. Should the " agitators" con- : tinue their present course, iu all probability ' the Governm nfc will take steps to give them : an opportunity of ptoving their alleged » faithfulness and honesty to the native race r . in one of the Crim nal Courts of the colony.