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| THE MAORI MESSENGER. Ta AHERE MAORI. VOL. VI.] AUCKLAND, Novr.:ni;r,^ io, LS.'ii).--A KAHANA, NOWEMA 13.18S9. [NO."Wr?. In our Iari nunibor we a;ivo n sliori ac- counl ol' l.lic ciri'iiiiisi;inccs ron!iccl.cil wi'ih the pulling lo (!c;ilh ot';i rcDnt,pil " lang;ila makutu" and liis son liy liin naiivcs ol"l'e Kawakawa, ai l!ie l!ay oi' Ss!;,iids, accom- panied by a few ob'-orvalio'is on ihe mis- chievous pfTecls caused liy l;ie boiicf'iiivv'it.cli- crafl. wliie'h, we !o;n.ve!, rc;ains a slroiig hold npon the native iniiitL The presciit. Karpre coi!l,;i!iis a iioiif!cniinn or ihe remova'i ol Mar:-.h S^'-own K;iwi li's narno froi!l l!ie lis!. oi' Assess'»'-^, ;i!so a Idler niirire?soil lo lliai chic!' hy (!;rrc'.inii o(' liip Govcrnor, f'rom which it wi ;I lie scc!i lliai His Excellency l^is ilioii!-',!n. .;I !ioc;^sarv lo niark publicly his (l!sapprub;ilioii ol'.',!;irsli's conduct in councriion will', i!;;s ;ifT;;ir. IL must l)c admillcd iiy ail lii;i! ;>:; ailvocato el' praciices sanLlioncd (in!y i»y litr olii Maori snperstilion cainot 1)0 a fii poi'son io f;Il ilu" ofliceof adminisiraior ol' Eu^'«isli law. We doubt not ihal Marsh liiinscll'will acquiesce in the trulh ot ihis, and we linpe In1 niny yet perceive and acknowic'J^c ihe nrror inlo which he has ralien, iris ch;iracicp a.s a Maori Chief stands high, aue! his conduct ror many years past has enliilcd him to respect. The proof of loyally and aliachment to the I TI:RA K«rere ka koreroiia e matou nga ti- k:inga o ie whakamatenga i tetahi tangata 1 ran:i ko lona tuma, i kiia he tangata makutu, na nga inngala o te Kawakawa ki Pewhaira- ng-i i whakamate. Puia ana hoU«tahi kupu ma miilou mo nga kino e tupu ake ana i Ie« nei mea i te whakapono ki Ie mahi makutu, o mau nei ano i roio i nga Iwi Maori,kabore noi hoki kia mahue noa. Na, ka taea ki tenei Karerele panuitanga o K; ingoa o Maihi Paraone Kawiti kua boroi;i ;iiii i rolo i te pukapuka o nga Kai« wli;tk;u'ilc maori. Tena tioki te pukapuka i iuliiiuhia ki a ia mo taua meatanga he aea ki ilio na Te Kawana. Ka kitea ki enei te wli;iK;iaro o Te Kawana mo ta Maihi paanga ki tenei iiicilii he, koia hoki tenei ka puakina nuiii;i iana whakahoanga i a ia. Otira,ekitea a'.io e nga l;ingaia katoa, kaore louu e tika ko ic kui h;ip;ii i nga mahi o te Ritenga maori kia wailio hei kai-whakaliaere i nga tikanga o te lurc o Ingarani. E mea ana hoki ma- tou ko Maihi lonu ano hei whakaae ki tenei kupu, a tenei ake pea ka kitea ano e ia tana he, k;i whakaaetia hoki e ia, ae, he mea he ano, he rawa. Kua ingoa rangatira ano a Maihi; ko ona tikanga me ana mahi i roio i nga tau nei i pai tonu, me te manaaki |