WANGANUI.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1845, 21 March 1863, Page 3

WANGANUI.

We have received the Chronicle of the 12th instant : — The nomination of members for the two seats vacant in the Provincial Council was to take place on the 13th inst. The Chronicle devotes a long leader to the wants of the District, from which it appears that the electors are extremely apathetic. Native Magistrates and policemen for the river, to'the number of 40, were sworn in on the 9th inst. Native Court Hotjses. — Last week we mentioned that, lit the meeting at Otaki, the King natives had come to the resolution to prevent court houses for Government natives being built on Maori ground. Mr White had long discussions on this subject with Pehi and other., river chiefs on . Saturday and Monday last, at Putiki. He used all the arguments he could command, pointing out to them more particularly the folly of being led and overruled by the Waikatos, who had formerly been their enemies and had treated their ancestors as was then the custom, instead of, as hitherto* maintaining their independence, and aoting as they themselves thought to be right. Pehi replied, What was the King to him ? he had given away none of his land, he had parted with none of^ 'his power to the King, all that he wanted was right and justice ; that was all he knew of the King movement, Mr White then said, that was hu object too; why then should the Wanganui tribe be divided? it was one house, let there bo but one ridge-pole. Pehi was at the head of one part of the tribe; he (Mr Wnite) was chief of the other; why should there be any quarrelling? why should they not bath work for the attainment, of the common end ? OF oourß© this is the faintest hint at the course of a disoussson which lasted two . _ days. At the end of it Mr White left without tho ./._. slightest assurance that he had gained his object, Late the eamo night, Topiha, Pehi's Bon, catne over to his house and informed him that he had / gained the day ; the King party had agreed to let 7 court-houses be built. "Well, said Mr White, that \ is good ; but there is one point on which •wfelh^l;. •>£% quarrel. I must administer the law whether tha^V^t transgression is on the part of one ofy.our|^ple|';^? or one of mine. You have^h&thing.:tbyd6':^it^:;^ that ; I tell you that plainly^ust- now, and OBrth^^l point I foresee there will bee quarrel ;betWK| : TO,-§|j%|| not a fight wjth blows, but^digp^in'^iK^^^ "Ah, well," said Topiha,: »p^rlM%|#l^^| little and we Bhall.be he added; signifioantl^jsuttirig forefingers togetherlandibringing hiß'Ka^d||p^irafc^^g until the two"'fingei»fii^wp)^di&*;e^i^mi^^^ »* and it is; your fault ;tKat^&tt:have 4 n^fc ? p|^wfiP