TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 24 October 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

«, rBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH;] , [Feom oue own Goeeespcndknt.^ Wellington, October 22. The Post say* that th^ fortnight's grace granted by the Government to the Maoris expires on Wednesday week, and nothing will be done till then. Government have received a, telegram to-day to the effect that* eomo Maoris have commenced fencing on the school reserve in the township of Rahotu • they have not tho smallest claim, to the land, the former Maori v^wfJoV £ St>ity» Toijjin? tarily exchanged the land for another piece, so these natives are intruders ; the matter is being investigated.. Butler, private secretary to the new Minister, left by the Hinemoa last night, conveying copies of Wednesday's pro* clamation transcribed into Maori, for dig? tributioa at Parihabit ; copies will be served personally, if possible, on Te Whiti and Tohn. A sensational rumor is afloat thai the Governor objects to the action taken by Ministers in regard to the proclamation ; nothing in confirmation has yet tran* spired. Naw Plymouth, October 22. Large numbers of natives from ParU haka were in town, to-day, and^uYcnased nine tons of flour an.d sugar ; they were questioned as to whether the news of the proclamation had reached Parihaka ; they said it had not, atjd ptorpbaatd % copy j one of the natives w,ho could read English perused it, and said he would, take it to Te Whiti, who he was sure would not care, as he. knew all that would happen to the Maoris, and could turn the pakehas away at his vyUl. Auckland, Octob^ m. There has been a good deal ofVpecuiation as to how Governor Gordon, received mtelligence of the native crisis, in tfaiV Colony, and it was erroneously stated

that a telegratn wa9 sent by way of Cooktown. Qonj^tire has^een^9ft{ at ,wf t by |lii arr^wlM tht J.Bouoiernf Crq« from t< |ii aD * * fc no^j? W °» fc jfc»t in* felligctice was conv|jed to Levnlifi ;py Mbat veJttl.j^l tbaftery soon gj^iip li^Bnieirald and tbe"*Governor out "ifo^%li stenm for this Colony. Whether His Excellency obtained bis information from telegrams or through a private source rency in Fiji that waraetnally had broken out intbisPdlouy. .. • ' _ The Fiji Times says : *As will be seen from our Now Zealand intelligence while. Sir Arthur Gordon has been busying him?elf with affair^, in connection', with : bis services where neither desired nor appreciated, mattors which are l»is own proper concern have assumed a very serious pom^lexion^ i „ a^ aaaaill^ iaiHaMHiaailiaß