WANGANUI.
The determination of the Governor no» to give up Wanganui, had created general satisfaction amongst the settlers,,who had set to work with renewed vigor. The appointment of Mr. M'Lean to settle the Land Question, had likewise been received by the setters as a booq from the Governor, since it is believed that.if any man can settle the complicated question, that man is Mr, M'Lean. The following extract from a privaie letter, dated July 18, is worthy of consideration :—
"Our greatest pest here is the .occasional visits of strange natives from up the river, and vho annoy our community during their .stay by pilfering and stealing. This evjl, 1 conceive, is very easily to be remedied, by the Governor empowering some of our own chiefsto act as constabulary, and I hope this will be ado|4ed. It is not enough, nor the best way, to give them a reward for the restoration of stolen goods, bu.t much betier to give them a reward tor prevention, and by a little system they could jvsveivt them from annoying the inhabitants a 9 they do. Jndeed, 1 have been «iven to understand, that our natives are anxious themselves for some such arrangement heing made by the Governor."
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Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 83, 29 July 1846, Page 3
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203WANGANUI. Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 83, 29 July 1846, Page 3
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