Te Awamutu, January 6. The Native Minister, accompanied by Mr. Rusden, clerk of Parliament of Victoria, Mr. Brodie, Chairman of the Thames County Council, Mr. Lewis, Private Secretary, Messrs. Gill and Grace Native Agents, Messrs. Bush, Bell, Stuart and Rees, with Engineers, arrived here at 5 p.m. from Auckland, which place they left by 7 o'clock train. The Native Minister and party proceeded immediately to Punui, where Rewi Maniapoto was waiting their arrival. On nearing that place Mr. Sheehan was received m Maori custom, with shouts of welcome and waving shawls by a large parly, who had come out to meet him, and who led the Way to Mr. Ross's house, where Rewi is staying. Mr. Sheehan was warmly welcomed by Rewi. Rewi said he would tomorrow have something to say to them. Some friendly speeches were made and the Ngatiawa natives invited the' Native Minister to meet them at Whakatane, which he will probably do.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume 6, Issue 594, 8 January 1879, Page 2
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