KIHIKIHI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2061, 22 September 1885, Page 3

KIHIKIHI.

A holt forty men are now at work on the nucl from Purotoriu lull t» th« Onjj.xruhe HLrcain, a tributary ot tho Wanganui river. Tbn Government had no hesitation in spending money on that side »f the tunnel in making a load to bring material from Wanganiii but they aio extremely economical when asked t<> spend some on this side. Of course no ono for a moment believes theie is anything one side or partial in their action in this matter, tho road is constructed (as they «ay) to open the country, but there i» a suspicion that .1 desiro to benefit the businc.-s people of tin* city of W.ingan ui was a powerful factor in the business; however our local storekei'pcf. ate deuving some benefit from the contract ,is they are packing provisions to the men employed mi the woik. Mr ( >'Brien has not decided'what route he will adopt for carrying materials to th» tunnel ;he was to go up to the Waipa to s"o how e.innpincr would anower, but bo far as I cm lo mi lie has not decided yet but I hoar he has given up the idea of the Wanganni river. Mr Lake, M.H.R., telegraphed to the town Ixmul to know whether there wa» any local feeling of hostility towards Te Kooti, as it was deemed advisable to give him some land to settle on at Orakau. The piece vv hich the Govei ninent propose* crt ving him in that on i«it of which the blockhouse stands. It vv.w a)ho proposed to reserve ton acre* of it for )>ut)hc purposes, and also .1- a lucineiito of tho last gloat h»jht of the \V\ukutownr. The piece which it is intended to reiterve is the site of tho celo biat<3(] pf», »nd nomo land round it to in ike up the block of ten acim, tlm remainder of the re-erve to be given to Te Kooti for him ,uid his follower* to cultivate and live on T/i" bmnl hrs, I boliovo, wiied back in reply tliat no strong feeling of hn-,tililv e\hts Of course we do not admiie tlr guutlo (') ni\ <»«e, but as he has been p.n • doned l>y the (lovcrnment. and as he ha« no land of his own, and is only living on sufferance among the other native^ I suppose it ih only right to give him hohio place to live on. He n very peaceable now, even in his cups— for he is not by any means a total abstainer— mid there is not the slightest danger that lie will kill anyone again, eitlu-i for amusement <>r revenge, but ho is not an acquisition of which the dis trict liny fi'cl juoud.- |IH\,i Cono->pon-dent.)