The Parihaka Meeting

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Mil SiIiIJSUAK'S AKIiIVAJ

PARIHAKA, Friday. A LAKOE mooting of natives Ls congregated t,o wclcomo Mr Sheoluui, tbc "Tahipu," to tho Kiiiii;:;i. It ruined almost fjrom the time ho left Opmiako until his arrival. All his followers and tho Native Minister him self t-'ot throughly drenched. 13 o drove into tiie centre of the village and gave tho people a general groetiuK. Mr Hhcelmu tlicn crossed tho creek, and eiiino to a vvbjirc provided for the Government by Te Wliiti, Miijor Brown, Mr Lewis, Mr Williams, your ngeut. and several others were preseut. OBJECT OF THE VISIT. Te hiti was much pleasad at Shechan's arrival. He considered it a con cession to his mana, while the Native Minister istatos that he makes this conces sion to increase the power oE the peace party on tho coast, lest rie Whiti and his coh fercrs should throw their iiillucnco into the scale ot thu recalcitrant, on the West Coast faction. At half-past nine the Native Minister and party went to Marae where a large party of natives assembled, but not quite as large as on the previous Monday, though nearly as numerous. The tidings of his being ex pected, kept the people together. TIS WIIITI CONDEMNS i.UHOKI'S BRAVADO. To Whiti lias told all the people that Hiioki's bravado could not give him safety and those men who were blood-guilty, and ran to the city o£ refuge, should remain hidden, and be content with the protection they claimed. There were a few white men present, but only a few. The Native Minister and his followers sat in' the midst of the Marae. Home delay of expec tation took gplaco as on the previous meet- TIIE KOltEllO. After a short interval " Tohu " aroue and

B aid tho 18th day of the month was the ordinary time for their meeting, but the 16th had passed and tins was only » supple- I mentnry 'meeting. 