ARRIVAL OF MR PARRIS.
Me Puaßis arrived in town yesterday from Taranaki, having ridden the whole distance. As must be generally known, a great part of the road that Mr Parris must have taken' was through the heart of the country infested by the rebel natives. The Maoris must have been cognizant of Mr Parris' journey, and his safety either proves that they are intimidated, or that it is their intention not to wage a murderous war against the colonists. The latter is the most probable solution of the question, and it is evident that the aborigines do not look on the settlers as their bitterest enemies, and do not attribute to them the prolongation of the war. At any rate the fact stands that Mr Parris alone and unprotected, an easy prey to a merciless foe, rode a distance of over 250 miles through the very centre of a hostile country with the utmost security.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XX, Issue 2223, 24 June 1865, Page 5
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