NEW PLYMOUTH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 822, 30 June 1879, Page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH.

. This Day. The Natives commenced ploughing again at Tapae .on Saturday. The Armed Constabulary removed the implements from the field, and took them to the Native village, but the Natives brought the ploughs back again. Fifty of the Constabulary went by train on Saturday to Waitara to go on to the White Cliffs to stop ploughing there. .'■'■'■■

The Armed Constabulary camp at White Cliffs is going to be lai-gely reinforced. ■ ; . A Native near Waitara being insolent to a European, the latter gave the Maori a severe shaking and threw him on the ground. The Native picked himself up, and ran away, without another '■word.

On Wednesday, a Native was conversing with a pakeha on Te Whiti's supernatural powers, and appeared to be quite confident that the bullets could not hnrt him when he had the propets's protection, whereupon the pakeha produced a revolver, and asked to try the experiment. The Maori most emphatically declined to exhibit the prophet's powers, and was doubtful if the experiment would be successful. . ' '

Mr. Livingstone has received telegrams from all pavts of the colony,

thanking the Hawera settlers for the course taken by 'them.

Major Atkinson has informed his constituents he. does not deem it advisable to address them at present on the policy or administration of the Government ; but if the electors think differently. he will call a meeting.