REWI AND THE NEGOTIATIONS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3347, 21 June 1879, Page 3

REWI AND THE NEGOTIATIONS.

In another column we give some account of tho interview between His Excellency the Governor, Ecwi, and the Hon, the Native Minister, in Auckland, and a letter adressed by Rowi to His Excellency. Tho Auckland Shir furnishes the following additional particulars re the negotiations :— NATUBE OF BEWl's PHOroSALS.

And now for the nature of "these great things which are contemplated to be done." Thoro is pot much that is now in

them. They are tho same as our correspondent telegraphod from Cambridge nearly a month ago, during Bewi'a visit to that settlement. Hetore advised Bewi to not to bucUo an inch, and ho has not_ His proposals are these: That a Maori district shall bo formed, tho boundaries to be pretty well identical with tho present King Country—the line to run from some point north of Kawhiao along tho line of confiscation to Maungatnulari, thenco to Taupo, thence to the head of tho Wanganui river, on to tho coast, the sea forming the Eastorn boundary. There is a dispute relative to tho Eastern boundary, Uewi wanting to take in some hundreds of thousands of acres of land, which the Ngatiraukawas objeot to, and say he has no control over. It is probable that if their objections were pressed ho would fall back on the line of the river W&ikato as it flows southward from Taupo. REWl's KINQDiJI OF AOTKAIIOA. Some of the chiefs hnvo up to the last moment stated their desire or intention to sell, even though they agreed generally to Rewi's boundary line; but Kewi'awish is for the Government to utter that which will provent Maoris selling, or even being tempted to sell, and also for the Government to be hound not to buy. Rewi says: Let tho boundary line be agreed upon first, then the great things will bo settled after (meaning tho railroad and allotting ground for stations).

Tha great object of tho boundary lino is to make all lands within it permanent or inalienable Maori territory. After that is settled then Rewi will undertako th at land is granted for the construction of the railway. All lands inside 'the space of the boundary to bo governed,'by native rulers. If the boundaries andiproposals are agreed to by Tawhiao, he.'and fiewi would be the rulers; bnt v if Tawhiao does not come forward a? the time, someono else would suporsedeliim. All Europeans leasing land in„'the Aotearoa to bo subject to Maori J]aw. There will be Maori Magistrates. jf ; Cattle-stealing and other crimes w'puld be punished by law, and it is supposed that their lawgivers would be Maoris, but our informant eaid all such things are in the distant future, and will only come to pass if the boundary line be agreed upon. _ • 1; (1) Rewi'a first stipulation with reppeot to land, was that Europeans should he outside and Maoris insido. (2.) Europeans to be equal, each enjoying, the same privileges. BEWI'S ULTIMATUM.

Iu reply to a question: If Bewi .does not come to terms with the Government ? the following answer was given:—ln that case they are likely to see who has a right to the land. They will have a government of their own, and settle, their own disputes. But even in case pf unsuccessful negotiations they maya talk among themselves and have railways. If Government, do not agree to Bewi'fl proposal, then the Maoris will know?; they have been fooled. t