KIHIKIHI

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1324, 23 December 1880, Page 2

KIHIKIHI

A Meetinu of the Town Boj> I was held on Saturday last, when the 'uestion of handing over the whole of tl absentee rate defaulters (about 100) to \e tender mercies of ' ' our solicitor, " for p. ceedings under the Rating Act, 1876, vas discussed,but no decission was arm d at, as some are of opinion that it is 1 t altogether quite legal to sell town acr i for a few shillings arrears, over win h the owners hold Crown grants. The >atter was further deferred until next meeting. i\ epairs and improvements are to be immediately commenced in various parts of the township. Already the amusements for the Christmas holidays are engaging attention. The school children's picnic comes off on Thurs lay next, and on same day there is to be a large gathering of cricketers from neighbouring settlements. On New Year's Day it is proposed by a number of our young ladies to hold a grand picnic here, the proceeds to go towards the aid of Church Funds. Coaches and busses are kept pretty busy running from the train, showing that luhikihi is a favorite resort for holiday keepers. The Messrs Tole, through the agency of Mr Grace, may congratulate them selves on having now completely and satisfactorily settled their claim to their Liud in our vicinity, notwithstanding the many hostile influences that prevailed in certain quarters. On Sunday evening last, ' Hauauru, with four others, arrived at Puniu, for the purpose of peeing Mr Tole, and aarain to tell him to move on 0 Ngamako Block. Another reason also of the visit was to tell Te Puke, the misguided native who has boon for many years advantageously occupying Toles land, to j remove and take up his abode at Hikurangi. On Monday morning Hanauru and his followers proceeded to Mr Toles new house, recently erected on the block, where Messrs Tole, Grace, and Davis were in waiting. The Hauhaus, before commencing- to talk, opened the proceedings with prayer, after which Hauauru stood up and said : Mr Tola, I have come to you with the same object as when I last uame, and that is that you should return to the other side of the confiscated boundary. I would also ask you to give over the house into my care until the appointed day. Mr Tole replied, through Mr Davis, to the effect that his request could not be acceded to ; chat he | wished to be left alone and to live peaceable with all persons. Again, after this, a similar request to that of Hauauru' s was made by two of the follower?, and Mr Tole replied as before. This concluded the I orero. After partaking of refreshments provided by Mr. Tole, and ending the affair with prayer, Hauauru proceeded to Te Puke place but found that he had left for Aotearoa. Hauauru and companions then returned to Puniu where they remained for the night. This morning Hauauru and two of his followers came into Kihikihi where they spent the forenoon with Messrs. Tole, Grace and Davis with whom they partook of dinner and went their way to Hikurangi, evidently well pleased with their visit. Later on in the day Rewi Maniapoto arrived from Kaiti, and I am told, he gave the Hauhaus a good talking to, advising them to be exceedingly careful what they did regarding Mr. Tole. Evidently from this, the advice so characteristically given a < few days a^o by our worthy Major has I

not been thrown away. " The Queen's blanket, he said, is over Toles hnd, take care you Hauhau's don't dance on the top of it for if you do it will only make matters worse. — [A Correspondent, 20th Dec. 1880.]