WAIKATO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 145, 3 May 1862, Page 5

WAIKATO.

Tub news from Waiknto continues to be s&tisfoethry, Wiremu Nera has, we learn, succeeded in overcoming the opposition to the making of the road from Waips to Raglan which was raised by the Kingites, and that great work will be proceeded with. A small hapu the Ngatiwauroa, numbering some fifty or sixty souls, has recently renounced its allegiance to the Maori King. The members of this hupu are scattered over a wide district of country reaching northward into the Lower Waikate District at Paetai, and southwwdato Whatßwhata on the Waipa. A disputed

right to an eel-fishery was decided by the King's runavga in a manner unsatisfactory to Ngatiwauroa, whereupon they handed over their King-flag to the Matutacva's ''soldiers," and invited the Queen's Magistrate to come and visit, them at Kahumntukn. A mooting was had with them at that place in the early part of the last, week, by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Clarke.' The proceedings wore opened by Hona (who had been aprobititionary Assessor under Mr. Fenton). He announced simply that they, the men of the kapu liad given up all connexion with the Kmg.and desired to have the Queen's rule established amongst them. It soon appeared that their ideas of the extent of the machinery required for this purpose were rather expanded. First thoy must have their Assessor then two head men for their runanga; a second Magistrate ; five policemon : and, finally, a secretary. In all, ten officers «for the government of fifty or sixty persons. As they had inado up their minds to have arranged thus pleasantly, they were naturally somewhat disappointed when they were informed that such a proposal could not be entertained for a moment, and that no more than one office (their AssesBor, when they agreed to name him,) would be appointed, and that from him good sterling work would be required. They were told that it was no part of the Governor's plan to bribe any of them to give up their King, that no one would ba paid who did not work and that pay should be in proportion to the work actually performed. They were told that it they themselves desired to have a school established amongst them, they must show that desire by doing something to provide for the support of that school, and that then the Government would help and not otherwise. They were told tliat the European Magistrate was there, not as the enemy, but as the friend of the Kingites, desirous of showing the sincerity of that friendship by the establishment of one law throughout the district; they were enjoined to act with strict justice to those on the other 'side, and that in the event of a wrong being committed by one of the Kingites, they were not to take the law into their own hands, but to apply to the magistrate. To all this, we learn, the natives present assented, and after some conversation about the carrying of the mail, the getting ot a Queen's flag, and the sale of a small allotment to a favorite Pakeha, the meeting broke up. It has been said that the new system is regarded amongst somo of the natives as being a system of bribery ; it may be that it is so regarded, but they will bo very soon undeceived in that respect.— New Zeahindcr, April 16. Sahitary.—We have received a communication in reference to the Eanitary state of the city, which we need not publish. The want of any sanitary arrangements is painfully evident to such persons as hay« not had their sense of smelling destroyed by a lengthened residence in the city. At present there ia no hope for improvement; and the severe winter which appears likely to set in will, therefore, be a positive blessing.— Southern Cross, April 11.