THE NATIVE AGGRESSION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5492, 24 June 1879, Page 5

THE NATIVE AGGRESSION.

WTE MAORI BULLOCKS IMPOUNDED. New Plymouth, Monday. Tbk bullocks of Te Whiti's ploughmei were imponnded at Oakura daring th< absence of the ploughmen at Parihaka, or ■'Saturday. Kamokamo demanded their release, Both the pound-keeper aud the commanding. «£scer having ref ÜBed, he threatened to toma' liawk the poundkeeperand break the pound, la the evening, during a fracas, he was thrown in the mud by a member of the force whom ho had inßulted. Yesterday he paid the fees, and obtained the bullocks. He will probably resume ploughing to-day. MAORIS TAKEN AS HOSTAGES. Hawira, Monday. — The ploughmen lure again been removed, and the ploughs carted across the river. Four men have been taken as hostages. Uutil the settlers have been all armed and are in safety, this action iB not generally endorsed by the Hawera settlers. They are ill assembled, and busin- ss is entirely suspended in Hawera. The Maoris laughed and joked about ploughing. Ngati, Te Wanu : , ani two others, are the hostages. NATIVE PRISONERS RELEASED. Hawera, Monday. Major Brown wisely oH*red native prisoners to be released, and not brought into Hawera. This has caused a greah feeling of relief to the settlers. The Maoris shew no sign of fight. The prisoners were taken chiefly at the instructiun of a few officers (outsiders), who incited the action against the order of Livingstone and Wilson. All we, as settlers, intend to do, is to keep tho fanatics off our land. We are short of arms scd ammunition. Many men are still without rifles. THE SETTLERS AND THE NATIVE PLOT7GHMSN : TELEGRAMS TO THE PREMIER. The following telegrams from Major Brown to the Premier were received to-day :— Hawera, 11.50 a.m. Much the same party, about 15 men, have gone to Livingstone to resume ploughing. The natives are collecting on the other side of the bridge. The settlers are removing the ploaehing party. I h-*ve received a telegram re Major Noakes returning heie. Will let it be •known. It will satisfy everybody. Me gives confidence, and bring everything into order. ° 12.3G p.m. The plonghmen have not returned. It is only rumoured that the natives collecting on the other side of the bridge are armed, but I cannot ascertain. NEGOTIATION'S WITH TE WHITI. Mr. Macksy and Mr. Thompson are still at Parihaka, I tind, and are urging on Te Whiti to have an inquiry into the confiscation. It is said the Government hav-', through Mr. Mackay, off-red Te Whiti £500 to employ a lawyer. The Government have also telegraphed to Bob Krangi, asking him to go to Panh:*k i to try and interfere with Te Whiti, so as to get him to use his influence in stepping the natives from continuing tbeir aggressive movement. THE COMMAND IN THE DISTRICT. 1.14 p.m.—The ploughing party are removed. It is understood that Major Roberts, who covered the retreat at Ototuku (To Ngutu-o-te-Manu) in the last war, has been lent for to take command of the Constabulary. Major Noakes will control affairs on the Waingongoro boundary.