Native Meeting at Hauaeranga.

Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7032, 14 January 1892, Page 2

Native Meeting at Hauaeranga.

A HEARTY RECEPTION.

Tho Hon. A. J. Cadman. Jfativo T-iiniator, heli a native meeting at Ksuaoratiga yesterday afternoon, when ho wag aoo:>rdod a.most hearty reeeptioo. by Tuipari, Hoae Nahe. Apsrahama, and others. Mr Murray aofcad as interpreter.

The meeting was addressed by Aperaham^, Ngaronia, Tuterei, Baiba Whakarongotai, PaTata Mapu, Taipa??, Eewi Morpao, Tamoti Paitai, and Haora, all of whom extended & most cordial welcome to Mr Cadman, and expressed great satisfaction at bis appointment as Native Minister, as they could place implicit confidence in him.

. A number of grievances wore laid before the Minister, amongst them being the laying off of a road at Kiri Kiri, the Pinko BlooU, the breach of upreement re miners' rights being £1, lease money and rent, a request for a rebearing in connection with the Motutere Block, native land rating^ compensation for the railway passing through the No. 9 Blook at Te Aroha, and the reserve at Waikawau.

The Eon. Mr Oadman replied at consider* able length, expressing his pleasure at the hearty reception the natives had accorded him, and vent exhaustively into the grievanceb laid before him. He said he could not hold oat any bopea in connection with the Motutere Block. He did not think they had any good claim to the land, as the Government had fairly bought it. As to the Pinko Block, be advised the natives to put it through the Court, as the longer the ownership was undecided, the more ol»im;mfe there would be to the land. The just claima of Datives were often frustrated by sh^rp lawyers, and all that Hjoant greater exjjenso £9'the tiative?, who would do well, to. Ibjje no (itae in geSfciag*; their titles decided, it wag auly a question of time when native land would have to bo taxed as well as European. He advised them to deal with their lands in a profitable way, and got as muoh revenue as possible from-thorn. Ho pointed out Che bancfits that the natives derivpd f^om mpprp' rightg. 'Xhe Fiafco swamp, wjhon drained isud gettfcd oh, would be a source of revenco to the natives. Mr Oadmaa obeeryedthatthe natives talked about having onp law for both rnp^e, yet they atrongly objected to pay taxes. In reply toTaipnri he added 'that'; if tha pmo !asf prey^iled for the two raoeß, there would ba wo neoesaxty for the existence of a Native Office at all. It was only a matter oi a little time when such would ; be fchppßße, ; . ■ . ■

Tgjparji ani t^e gtrongly objected to the Native tkepasttaonf ;f>espg 'sa^ge^ pto »ay other, as it was desirable iif the interests of the natives that it ehoujd remain in eiint* enee.';- ■ ■.'■':■■' ':■■'■■ ■ ■ :

After some further, couveriatioa, a most gpeeesfal meeting was brought to a tertnina* jfcioa. ■■ '. - .-■' ■■■ .:•.■•.■ ■•