THE NATIVE MINISTER'S VISIT TO WAIKATO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5545, 25 August 1879, Page 5

THE NATIVE MINISTER'S VISIT TO WAIKATO.

the H° n - the Native iliuisfc::r ( tbe Hon - J - Shclhan) lost little time after his arrival in Auckland by the Hinemoa on Friday night. J, Saturday morning he started, accomied by Mr- H. D. Johnson, secretary, by train Waikato, for the purpose of ineet- • rr Hewi. At 11 o'clock on Saturday Kihi-f-'vi was reached, the roads being found iu a Hied state. It was intended that the Ministerial party should have proceeded to Pm-n but the state of the roads prevented • 'and at about 11 o'clock Kewi, accomMr Koss and a numberof thepnn-p.A.C.V-.ft"ler» arrived to receive the Native M , -'er The Hon the Native Minister had rrfc-v with Rcwi, during winch it * understood that he «as to propose Te Wl-eoroas member for the Western Maori TV-Vr-Vt at C unbridge. It was also under.M,l that Kewi would address the Eurosettlers on Wednesday next, to con?u" the statements made as to the bogus 4- A Wrtm said to have been seut I>> him. FT'will produce the originals of the teleSams sent by him t. Mr. Hamlin and the Native Minister. A p ,lling.placi for the district will he at KllU's Store Aotea, and it is expected that a considerable number of the Kine P"tv will poll there for the Government candidate. The Native Minister and party lefi for Ol'.aupo at half-past five o'clock, by train, atnving m Auckland by midnight. The Hon the Minister will adores a public meeting at Auckland 011 Tuesday evening, aft-.-r which he will go to the Thames, and address a meeting of the electors : after which lie will proceed via Ohiuemuri to Taurarg., where he will catch the steamer tor the South.