The Waikato Times. UNKNOWN TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 161, 20 May 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. UNKNOW N TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1873.

'• Hi; that is not with me is against me." This sentence was uttered more than eighteen centuries Ivick. We have used ifc now because it exactly applies to our position with the native race at tie present moment. By a telegram in another column, it will be seen that Mr Maclcay has returned from his interview with the Ngatiraukawa tribe. T he best terms he seems to have been able to make with them arc, that oue portion of the tribe will remain friendly, and the other at least neutral. The lime has come when every natho in the island must bo called npon to evidence his loyally and desire for the maintenance of law and order in a more practicable manner than by word of mouth. There is not a so-called friendly native who does not pretend to great indignation on account of the late atrocities. It is their interest— and wish, if their words mean an) thing — to wipe out such men as Pnrukutu and hi.s followers "We consider that we are perfectly justified in calling out all of the race to assist us, aho to treat all who refuse as enemies to be fought and conquered, as they inevitably must be. We would suggest as a remedy for the piebei.t half and half position which many of the wily natives occupy, (hat the Go\ernnicnt shoud apply to every tribe to supply a contingent to fight in company with the white man, the number of fighting meu to bo demanded to be in proportion to the strength of the tribe Any tribe lefusing to supply the icquiied number, or where men act traitorously, should bavo their laud immediately confiscated, and every man of the tribe tieated as an enemy to be hunted down. "We ennnot expect our friends amongst the native race to act without fee or reward ; we suggest, therefore, that a fair proportion of the laud of those who persistinremaimng savages shall bo divided amongst those who take part in expelling them from it. It is as painful to us aR to the most bigoted speaker on an Exeter Hall plutfoim to advocate such harsh measures ; we only do so btcaiibc we believe that the couiie v\e buygtst would in ihe cud cause less loss of hie, itud inflict lesb nii&i ry on both races, than the h.ilf merciful and half cruel policy thnt has been hitherto purged. This much is abundantly clear : another fight is übout to commence It is also

equally clear that our tinaucial position will compel us Lo make it the last ; not a rifle must be put down, or a sword sheathed, till we have established a permanent peace in this colony. Before the fight ceases, there must be uo '" Knit,'," — the authority of the Queen must bo acknowlfdg-ed from one end of the island to the other. We have temporised long enouyb ; the time for action is here. Horrible, indeed, are the scenes that, onr sentinenta foretel. To the southern colonist it only means taxation, but to the northern, it means for many, ruin, the loss of ft lends, and exposure to hardship and risk. No doubt a howl will come from the South thiough those papers who i eproseiifc the monetary interests of the people, regardless ot the honor of the colony, and in utter forgetfulness of the virtues that have made us a nation. To conclude with the same word** a> we commenced : "He that is not with me is against inc."

Miehaol Donavan was brought beforo t>- Rayner, E^q , J P., nml K. It. Hunt, lilsq.J I' ,ut Ngariuw alii yesterday. The cbnrge against him was of hivuujj stolon a blanket from Mr L. B. Hums. Tho prinirer pleaded not guilty, but the i'\idence being conclude, he was sentenced to 7 days' impiisonmcnt with hard l.ibour. Wo are sorry to learn tliut <i number- of orders for limber and bricks have been countermanded b} the settlers, as we believe that -with the experience gamed during prcuous distm bances it will enable the Government tj priTont any raids on the settlements m Hie Waikato. A correspondent, sijs tl-e X Z. Herald, whose judgment on native matters we respect, writes to us relative to the present crisis, making a few suggestions which, for the sake of greater prominence, wo shall embody m t'na article, lie agrees generally with our remarks m Tuesday's issue, and thinks with us, that there is another chance of preventing bloodshed should Tawhiao reiuse on the 20th to surrender Purukutu and his band to justice. Our correspondent takes this view of the case : Mr Maekuy, he says, has made certain demands, but has not told the King what he may expect in the event of his refusal ; that it will be necessary to make an alternative demand; and that the time whic'i must elapse pending the final reply, should be occupied by the Government m making preparations to enforce tho law in the Kmg'« country. Briefly, our correspondent believes war to be mc\ itable. He does not think Tawhiao will surrender Pnrulutu, or any of the natives implicated in tho murders of Europeans since tho cessation of hostilities. But to | place ourselves right with the Bntiuh public and neighbouring communities, he thi.iks that we should demand, in espress terms, the surrender to justice of the men implicated ra tho massacre at the White Cliffs, tho murderers of Richard Todd and Timothy Sullivan, as well ns Hum and his party for their attempt on the life of Mr Mac-levy ; at the same fcimo intimating that non-compliance would be taken as a declaration of war, and that, in t'lo event of our defeating tho King, tho Government would take all their lands as payment for the lives sacrificed, and the cost of tho war. A month, he thinks, would not bo too long to give the King for consideration; and that time would bo little enough for the Government to prepare for a combined movement on the King's territory in such force as to ensure absolute success. There is a great deal of force in what our correspondent suggests. It would bo the greatest possible mistake for the Government to rush, without duo preparation, into a conflict with tho natives ; it would likowisc be an inoxcimblo blunder not to exhau9t every possible means to secure tho ends of justice, and the future peace of the colony, by negotiation. If the King surrerdera tho persons accused of the murder* recorded against the Maori race during the last few years, ho will have been conquered without our firing a shot > on the other hand, if he elects to defy the law and contemn the power of the Government, ho must be forced to respect the one and acknowledge tho other. A Maori territory, governed by a Maori King according to their ancient custom*, cannot exist for long in tho heart of a British colony without a conflict of races. That conflict is approaching. Wo have done everything to stave it off. We I have paid and petted the Mnon people, seemingly in >am, , and when tho time for notion conies we should not be found j unprepared. We may state, in conclusion, that our correspondent ridicules the idea of proclaiming a reward for the app-eheiiBion of the murderer-". They ;nv »j nipathUc'l with by many of the Maori people, who regard their crimes as meritorious acts rather than am tiling to be n&humcd of. The King natn e3 will resist the appreheubion of the murderer to the utmost of their power. Now that there is e\ery probability of the Europeans nsain coming into collision with the natives, it would be well for the officers of justice, nntl particularly the members of the Armed Constabulary, to see that no eul deposed persons supply any kind of warlike stores to any • ;-c,illed " i'riendlies," or persons having commumeatioii with tnc Maories in any wny. Unfortunately it is too potent a fact, to be denied that there are certain unsciuoulous men in the country who, at a time like this, woidd be only too glad to com money m this way if they could escape detection. One tiling is quite clear the natives are well armed with rifles of the most improved fashion, and it is said they have nlso very large quantities of ammunition ready for an outbreak. Where do these supplies come from ? they nre not gamed lawfully, that is quite Hear, and, therefore, it is trebly im.per.it.ivc on the part of the authorities to leave no stone unturned to detect and punish any person found to be supplying the natives with warlike stores. For the benefit of the public we will state what these stores nre, according to the terms of the Arms Act, 18G0, — firearms of all kinds accoutrements for the same, gunpowder of every description, in case or otherwise, shot, ball, bullets, and all other article; that may be used as missiles for firearm*, saltpetre, pikes and bayonets, swords, detonating caps, detonating powder, and all other articles capable of disohaiging firearms. The latter would include lucifer matches we should imagine, for the heads of these form an excellent substitute for caps: We greatly fear that a trade m many of the above stores has been going on for a considerable time past in certain portions of the country, and that the traders have been making money utterly reckless of the Wood of Europeans. We a^ain caution extreme watchfulness on the part of the authorities in respect to this matter. With reference to the above, we take the following from ycoU i - j day's Thump's Advertiser: —We he ir, with some surprise, i although on good authority, th it there is a considerable i trade in firearms and ammunition earned on between the Thames and the Piako natives, and thY; the Maoris nre getting their firearms repaired. W'a were informed yesterday bv a gentleman that a Maori f i oin th.it district showed him his revolver, in which he had just had a new set of nipples iiltetl ; and the same gentleman also informs rs that a gun belonging to young Huue To Kooti, of the Piako, had been repaired and forwarded to him. We presume that the necessary permission for the repair of these arms an 1 the purchase of ammunition have been procured from some influential persons in authority, but in the prosent unsettled state of native affairs, wpdonot think itntall prudent t hut I he natives should, on any pretence whatever, be allowed to purchase fire-arms or ammunition. The llanhau parly in the I'iako arc very slron". They take a pride m their fanaticism ; and not long ago, an old chief in th.it district po'nted with glee to a gin" which he held in his hand, and bind that it was with that that he shot a colonel at the G.itc Pa. Wo also K'arn that .unon<*>t tho yountr natives the same feeling is very strong, and" they ore quite offended if mistaken lor Queen natnes Knowing bow i\isih the friendly natives can be j induced to Hell or give their arms and ammunition to such j fanatic* as thee , surely every precaution ought to be adopted to prevent the placiug'of weapons in tho hands of men who might at any time, or on the t>li-.'hte»b provocation, turn them against ourselves. — X Z Herald. We regret to announce the death by drowning of Mr Richard Moiton, the brother of Mr H. U. Morton. An Auckland contemporary gives the following facts:— "lt neems that the deceased and his brother, together with Mr Edward Coombs, tho btetedore, were in the y acht Rapid on Saturday nfternoon, bent upon a pleasure excursion up and down the harbour. After leaving their moorings, on the eastern side of the breakwater, the yacht made for the middle of the harbour, and, when about lmlf-wiiy between SiGeorge's B.iy and the North Shore, the small vessel missed stav«° A very strong wind was blowing at the time from the westward, and as the yacht was paying off, a heavy gn»t caught her, and in a moment she was capsized. She rapidly commenced to fill, and in a few uumited bud muiL beneath the waves, leaving the deceased and his brother, and Mr Coombs, struggling amid the waves for life. There was a prclty heavy sea on at tho time. When the yacht bank, spvernl pieces of planking floated auav from her, and Mr Coombs and Mr 11. B. Morton managod to placo the younger Mr Morton m possession of one of them. They ako supported themselves for some tune in a similar manner. •Shortly after the accident, the sufferers were observed struggling in the water from the barquo lferonia, which was anchored°out in the stream. A boat was lowered a3 soon as possible and sent to their assist since, but by the time it had come up with them fully a qimrter of an hour had elapsed from the time of the accident. Mr 11. B. Morton and Mr Coombs were picked up both ye y much exhausted, but there wns no sign of Mr Kielmrd Morton, who, thoroughly exhausted, had been ported from the floating timber, ami Imd sunk to rise uo iroie Nothing was afterwards seen of him. Tho accident had aly > been obsened from the North Shore, and a boat put off, but it armed too lulo to be of any assistance Mr LI. 13. Morlru was placed on board the steamer and removed to his residence at (ho North Shore, and Mr Coomb* nil* brought bnek to Auckland. Both were very lnueh r>Thnun l cd, but were, I '•lunalvl.), brought rin d by t> c exercise o" proper rum-das."

There is a considerable amount of building going on in Ngnruawahm. The buddings m contemplation, however, will not nearly supph the demand. At least a dozen cottages, could find occupants 1111 mediately. We regret to announco that Mr Dujiii, lato manager oi the flax mills, has been drowned. It appears that ho, in coinpnny with a in.m named Poole, started from Ranginri for the iniM-i. The dcecised was sitting on the gunwale of the boat, nnd from some emse notpv-laiue I In- -.ud lenly fell oveib) rl, aud lifts )ot unce been h nrd 01.o 1 . tfxor.ijin have been madu to recover his body, but without success. The wife of deceased died in child-birth, under very painful circumstances, about three months back. One child, a little boy, is rendered an orphan by this sad c^eiif The Pott observes that Mr Maekay's mission should not h u-e been to adk whether the murderers would be surundeied or not, but to demand their surrender, and if it weie lefused, to tell the Maori King in unmistakable linguage, that the Government would pursue them itself in whatever part of eouutry they might tal»c refuge. We tin not winder at the m< liquation* e\piesae<l by the C unbridue settler*., and at their determniatio.i to take the law into tliuir own hands it the pioper .nithorities t.vd to enforce it. That uuotfcndinj men aie to bo shot down hy bands of mauradeis in this fashion, when the Government have a large force of armed constabulary aud a u>idant fun Is at its disposal, is not to he tolerated, more | especially when we know full well that did a paity of i Europeans wantonly minder a Maoii the whole machinery 1 of the Government would be sot in motion to bung the perpetrators of the ci ime to the scalhdd. At the natne meeting held »t Shortlaial on Thursday afternoon, the loll. mini; w.i* spoken. -Karartiana row and spoke as follows- -Your talk is good. We Maoris from Kinkin and the nei^libmirhool ha-vo come to consult w itli aou We will deleu 1 Ino diilnet You do not want our help, for are you not like the sand of the sei m number. But I don't look on the past, for smco tl o opening of the diggings there has boon no trouble.— Pinka s,ud :— Let blood be taken for the blood w liic'i was spilt Blood for blood I remai.i on mv land. If the blood comes here or to Oliincmuri, wo will (ill go. — (Japtam Rowe asked Pinka whether 1 tho Maoris would ob|ect to troops mirchin^ through native jjround ?— Pinka said n» answer. Go and fej.ch these murderer* -— Ripan.i said:— G-ood! Good is your assembly— pakehas and Maoris. It is good that wo should understand one another. It is right for us to talk of your blood which ha 3 been shed. It is right for you to search for your blood. If it were Maori blood we should search. I shall remain hero. Let tho Government seize the King. If I were to go I would kdl hint. If jou go I will look after the land, the women, and tho children.— Mr Morgan asked whether the i natives would assist the troops with provisions ? — Rapana said : Let the whito man pay for that.— N. Z. Herald. We, N. Z. Herald, make no apology for again referring to the necessity for.it once undertaking the formation of the projected Auckland and Waikato line between Mercer and Cambridge. The section between Auckland and Mercer is under contract, and from inquiries find that it could be completed, and in w orking order, in about a twelvemonth. The chief dilliculty is m respect to the sleepers, but thi-,, we think might be oveieomc, it heart of k-utri were Used. Tho time in"glit be shortened also were an arrangement miido with the contractors to put every available appliance in use towauls its completion. Instead of this taking place, however, we find that the Pateraon is taking away a large quantity of railway material from Auckland that could be at once utilised, if tho extension .to Cambridge were determined on ; aud another vessel is chartered for the same purpose. Thua, what might have been taken advantage of at once in Avckland. is taken down to build the Moeraki and Waitaki line. ,Witti regard to the extension from Mercer to Cambridge, it could be opened in six months, if tho Government, as wo have said, would only permit the contractor to use tho timber and other matorial in the immediate neighbourhood of the line ; aud content itself by fixing the inland terminus and limiting the curves and gnuhentji. A railway that would last six or eight ( >ears, without .my replacement of the permanent way, would be the result ; and what is of the utmost importance, it would be ready for traffic* six months after the commencement. Now, it requires no argument to prove that the opening of the section between Cambridge and Mercer a few month* before the heavier section from Mercer to Auckland, would be of very great convenience to the Waikato settlers, and the proving. Indeed, the entire colony would feel the benefit of it, by the increased security it would give to life and properl v, and the reduction in the defence expenditure it would i render possible.