Ohinemuri.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1843, 28 November 1874, Page 2

Ohinemuri.

(fbom a correspondent.) Ohinemuki, Friday. The difficulties referred to in your paper of Thursday last, have, I believe, been got over. There was a strong feelarnongst certain natives to try and neutralise what Mackay had done, by declaring the meeting at an end. But ifc^^ouldn't wash. There are natives here who don't care a fig for Te Hira, and they are not only willing, but anxious to help Mackay. They didn't disperse when Te Hira told them, but rather made up their minds to hold out the logger, in order to bring about the opening of the country I have it from the best authority that Mackay has fixed up the Moehau and Waikawau blocks, and some other pieces on which he had advanced money, extending right down to Cape Colville, and to-day he Las made progress with Ohinemuri, sufficient indeed to assure him that he will be ultimately successful—the determined efforts of Moananui to the contrary notwithstanding. If you hear any more news from a native source receive it with suspicion. There are those who would like such and such things to appear, andtheydon tmind saying they willhappen It was perfectly correct what you said, that as far as Te Hira and Te Moananui were concerned, they had cornered Mackay, but he pot out with a round turn and the obstructionists fled, acknowledging they wera beaten. There has been very little done worth chronicling, but I expect Monday or Tuesday will see something definite, the result of which I will send you. The business is really progressing satisfactorily, which is a wonder considering the machinations of a lot of needy pakeha Maories who had hoped to see Mackay return without doing anything.