FIFTY YEARS AGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16169, 4 March 1916, Page 4

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

GOVERNOR VISITS TAUPO, , END OF WAR FORESHADOWED,'- ... (From the HERALD of March 1,1866.) , " - .. ~j.s- . ~ ~.._- ~,..-.., ... ...... ,-/.>.;,<, 1 His Excellency Sir George Grey, .left Wei.-.' A " ' lington on Saturday evening in H.M.S.S v "'■"■-'■ ■■ ; Eclipse For the East Coast. From 'what '.' , we can learn with reference to His Excel-'. i lency's intentions ho 'proposes to land at^#^s Taurangai and from there he will proceed • !: ;to Maketu, from which place, accom- ' panied by a force of friendly" natives, ha , will proceed -through the country. to' . Tanpo,. where he'will be met by a large . ;' 1 body of. friendly natives belonging to Wa- " ' r • nganui—comprising many of the fighting - : ' chiefs— ''.'. will have, gone up the - ' Warigaiinr for that purpose." When ; Hi s'■£& Excellency has ' reached this' point ,: it V j'a 'jl''; probable that propositions may be made to Rewi and Ngatimaniapoto. After leavs ing Taupo it, is' possible he - may proceed' ;-iv • ' to Kawliia,'and from thence to this city. ° We . may mention • that' we . believe this expedition has been undertaken at the ". earnest solicitation of '! powerful ; chiefs in " Mrs the districts . named, and we have every ! reason ■to hope that its results will exer-' ■; \ cis<j a most beneficial, influence upon the ■:■'- 1 ;"/ ; welfare of this colony. It is many years '■ ? since a representative of Her Majesty ' . could have travelled with any degree of "•_'-'; safety through the territory lying between , Maketu and Taupo, and that he can do so • now:' shows the improved relations which exist with those nations who have hitherto ! been hostile "or, suspicious. Of course the :■■'•'.'-':;.- 1 length of time the""Governor will be ': absent ; will: mainly ■ defend upon circtun-.; y~' ' ! stances, but we understand he contem-:":,;. '~ plates returning to Wellington as soon'--;;-' •;

1 as practicable' after carrying out the pro. 1 gramme sketched above. -■ '■■ -- - "