WELLINGTON.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 821, 28 June 1879, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

This Day. The Government are determined on making a stand against further Maorr aggression, and to punish those who 1 attempt it. The Hinemoa left here last night with 50 more Armed Constabulary for Opunake. She then goes to Manukan for the Governor. , The Constabulary have been ordered to arrest any*_Tatives who attempt to resume ploughing on private property after being warned off. " They will simply be taken into custody as ordinary law-breakers, and taken before a Magistrate on a charge of wrongful entering, with intent to do wilful damage. If they resist, force will be employed to secure them, no matter what their numbers may be. Major ■ Roberts • arrived here on Thursday - night, en route for the West Coast to assume command. Colonial Whitmore is expected to go to Taranaki from Auckland next week. Yesterday the Government received a telegram from Major Tuke, fromOakura, stating that he had removed Maori ploughmen, and had taken their bullocks, drays, and ploughs to their kainga: They had been previously warned off by Mr. Carrington, but they refused to ' go, so JVlajor Tuke sent a party of unarmed men to each plough and carted them away, using the Maori drays. The Natives followed their ploughs off the field, and went to their whares to . talk the affair over. The master founders and engineers here have given their hands notice of reduction in time, and in rate of pay equivalent to 20 per cent, on present wages. The men met last night, and appointed a deputation to meet the masters. The men are willing to work short time on full rate of wages, or to submit to a slight reduction with full time during the present depression. It is considered unlikely that the Attorney-Generalship will be filled up immediately. The Wesleyan Church will not be rebuilt on the old site, as it would have to be built in concrete or brick. A new site has been purchased of one acre in Taranaki-street, at a cost of Ml6O. The JRangitikei Advocate authoritatively denies that Sir William Fox will lead the Opposition in the ensuing session. A Committee composed of. Insurance Agents, Architects, and members of the City Council, recommend the extension of boundaries within which wooden buildings shall bo forbidden, and that in addition to stone, brick, and concrete, sheet iron, not corrugated boo, be permitted. I