NEW PLYMOUTH.
This Day. The Pavihaka meeting on "Wednesday was attended by about 1300 Natives, the majority being women and children. Te Whiti made a harangue full of Scriptural quotations and references. Towai'ds the conclusions, he said, " fco-day is the time for mankind to live in peace ; war is for ever ended. It was proposed'to come to an end in these times and the customs of war shall now be done away with. The Maories and Europeans will separate from each other as they cannot agree." At the conclusion Commisisoner Parris essayed to speak, but Te Whiti would not allow him, saying, " your speech will be words of your chief, not your own ; let your superior come and speak for himself. "Where is he 1 Let him come. Commissioner Parris replied that he (Te Whiti) was afraid to let him speak lesfc he should .separate his people from Te Whiti. The conversation was cut short by Te Whiti giving a signal for the meeting to break up, and all the Natives rose and left the meetinghouse.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1177, 20 November 1880, Page 2
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