THE CHIEFS OF PIAKO AND THE STEAMER.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1866, 24 September 1874, Page 2

THE CHIEFS OF PIAKO AND THE STEAMER.

We have received' the v letter! which : we'; print below, from our Maori correspond dents ofafew. days ago.., They gtve.apme explanations' which "they l did riot then. It seenw that some natives, and some goods 'belonging to natives; were refused to be taken up the Piako. But we believe that was solely because the vessel j was The owner of'the sleamarj will, we are sure,, be glad enough to ao-j commodate'Maoris'jast as much as Euro-j peans, for it is his interest to be on good; terms with the Maoris residing oa these j rivers. We hope that our correspond dents will forget any trifling oause ofj oflence, and that all parties will resume! the good terms they were ou before. The: following is the letter;- . u v-"i■:::■: ;-;j'iiHotereni.Taon;?,:■;;•,:•! ; , i Hepetema, 22,1874.; ; Kiatekaitaote;Neupepa. _ '. •i' i Eh'oa kua'kifcevmatou tolutulmiai i. ta matou korero, na he he ana. Iwhakapuaritia =te te Maori raua, ko. te PakebaVhe aliafaitieT te' take 1 k<tfe' ai : e tukua nga tangata Maori, e hara ite mea i pakiki matou,'kiahae're no'a atu mitou, i utuano matou 10a mate tangata kotahi, a kihai i paingia, ahe aha te.paimo ralou anake. Ko te take tena o tena kupu puru. Ko te kupu e kii nei e kore e tika ta matou kupu. He aha i kore ai, e whai mana ana matouJi..to. mtfoujakiwa, e hara i te kapene ote tima te he, erangj na te kai mabi a te Morena nana i homai ki a matou te kino. Ehoa kaua koe e. tekateka ite Pakehakei .tupono kite he! he'tikaana'io' kupu ; e'kore ; te Eiffljahaf; tanga e rou ki a matou no ranga i tb' matou whakahaere it tika kip, matou Wa pakeba Maori'h'oki. ! 'Heoi :U i i Na Tarapipipi, Na te Whetuiti, Na Hone^ahgaunuV l '' - [..

,-..,, ln [mNsUTl^N.] r ;.... ;) , ! 'To the Editor of the newspaper. <j Shobiund, September 22,1874. j 0 friend, we have seen your observations on .what.'we.said formerly. They are wrong. The steamer was allowed to go for the Maori and for theEuropaan?; what is the reason thai; it will not now take Maoris,? It is not greed on our :part/ add a desite to go! without {paying. vVe paid 10s each, but still were not allowed to go. Why should it be for them only P;:;That ; is:the;reason;6f our word that it should be stopped. It is said that our word is not correct,., Why should we not have power in oiir' own districts? .The error is-not with the' captain of the steamer, bat with* the agent of 'Mr Morrin.'- It waste who (lid evil to us 0 friend, do not you urge on the Europeans! .Do not desire evil. The word is correct that the Government, will not ba,angry.with;U3 because of our correct proceeding* and Maori friends. That is all. ..[ i\ From farapipipi, from " ■''' / fromHoaeKaugaunuV'' Ai ';'.. "■ \