WARRANT AGAINST A MAORI CHIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6824, 1 October 1883, Page 5

WARRANT AGAINST A MAORI CHIEF.

[by telegraph.—pukss association.] Wanganui, Saturday. As information has been laid and a warrant issued against Te Aropeaera,' the Maori chief who interfered with Thorpe's survey at Murimotu. Two constables left here for the latter country this morning to eadeavour to execute the warrant.

WRESTLING MATGR.

« [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DuNEDiN, Saturday. The wrestling match between George Robertson (the present champion in the Border style) and Joseph Strong took place at tho Caledonian Society's Grounds this afternoon. A stake of £100 and the society's championship belt depended upon the J3sue. Strong stripped a little over Mat., while Robertson, the half-caste, nearly turned tho scale at 17st. The first fall occupied a lot of time, as the men were very cautioua about getting a hold. The first time they locked after an obstinate tussle Strong wriggled out of hie opponent's grip, and claimed a fall on the ground that the latter had broken his hold. The judges, nowever, disallowed it, and on closing again Kobertson got the best grip, and after a .few momeutß of intense excitement cross-buttocked his antagonist. After a long interval for rent, the men again met, and once more the supeiior streogth of the half-caste provt d too much for his more scientific opponent, and he thus won the first two falls, and was declared the winner. A good ' deal of amusement wan cauoeu by Captain Jackson Barry, who, at the close of the match, stripped and tried a fall with the gigantic champion. The latter literally sat down after after a fictitious struggle, end allowed the-gallant captain the honour of a victory. • '

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-PAEAN!?! AT MOZAV. '

LAND TO BE THROWN OPEN,

THE MURDER OP MOFFATT. A correspondent tends the followiug to th Taranaki Herald :—Wahanui is still a MoEau. The object of his visit to Mokau i to get fthe iiignaturea of the Mokau people b his petitioa about the ring round his bloc] of land, vi:;., Ngatimanhpoto block. It goe from Eiiwhia to Punui (Waikato), from ther to Taupo, from Taupo to the Wanganu River, follows ths river down to the moutl of the TongataWau, and from there t Paraninihi. Tho whole of the land, whh th exception of a few (3) blocks owned by Go vernment, belongs to Wahanui's people. A soon aa the block is surveyed- Wahauu intends to allow the land to be leased, am he also staled to me that the gold should b worked, but not til! the ring of lan< was surveyed, as he is afraid that Ta whiao is trying to get portion of it It is very evident that Wahanui intend to submit t;o our law, as he says then will be only one law, "the Queen's"law, , for both races. When hie " ring "is sur veyed, it id quite evident that VVahanu intends to become a very peacefnl subject and I should not be very surprised to hear o his .taking a. seat in the Hoaee in a short time. He intends to return to.Totoro af soon as ha has received replies from th< Government in answer to some letters he ha! sent down. Now for another matter I sup pose you are aware iliat the Amnesty Act thai was passed to pardon Te Kooti and Te Weter< does not extend to the people who killec Moffatfc some years ago in the Tuhua couir try. It appears'that Moffafct was oa hit way to the Tuhna country to get sorm money he had left thire while he was buildine; a mill for the natives. He had occasion to go to Wanganui for some iron, work for the mill. At that place he wa£ taken and tried for making powder .for the natives, and for that offence he got three years. After he was released he went up the Wanganui, and commenced to put in pegs and say the' land was his. He also pulled out the old bonndary pegs put in by the natives. He carried a very large cheese kuil'e, and when asked what he wae going to do with,it he said he intended to cut Ngati'u and Tukematu's throats. Of course word was sent on to the people whose liven were threatened, and they sent word that they would shoot him if he did not go bank. Although Moffatt was repeatedly warned, and on the very day he was shot Kgati sent word three times to him telling him to so back or he would be shot; " No," he said, "no living Maori will ever turn me back. I have come to cut Ngati's throat, and I will cut it." ~And within a quarter of a mile of the--place where he made that threat Moffatt met