NEW PLYMOUTH.
This Day. The Governor, the Premier, and Colonel Whitmore arrived m the Hinemoa on Saturday morning. Shortly after the Premier was waited upon by a deputation of settlers, who pi'esented him with a resolution passed at a public meeting, expressing a hope that the Government would not take measures of repres sion against natives, without first providing for the safety of the settlers by strong forces. Major Atkinson was spokesman and stated the great anxiety of the settlers respecting the aggressive attitude of the natives, and asked whether the Government would give them assurance of protection. The Premier replied that the Government would do all m its power to protect the settlers when endangered, and would notify them if it should be advisable for them to leave their homesteads. The general impression here is that there is nothing left for it but to fight. The affair has entirely suspended all business here and at Patea, and has spoilt the prospects of these districts for two years. A very dull winter is looked for.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 708, 2 June 1879, Page 2
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