Cabinet Meeting.—Proclamation \ j Ordering Natives to Disperse. ' F> ] Major Atkinson passed along the road I . to-day (Sunday) for Pungorehu. A Cabinet i. meeting will be held to-morrow, when a further proclamation will be issued, order- j, ing the natives to disperse. Disquieting Rumours. It was reported this morning that the Maoris talk among themselves of war,, and that, a Reliable gentleman told them they wqu'd be swept off the earth—besides ihey bad no guns, to which' the Maoris replied " We have plenty of guns and ammunition." On enquiry from natives, the report is not confirmed. The natives congregated in the meeting place all day. Return of Te Whiti's Wife. Te Whiti's wife returned to Parihaka framPungarehu, where the prisoners areno w. She took a message,from Te Whiti for the Maoris to go out as usual for bread, to shoot bullocks .and pigs, andjf they were shot by the pakehas it. could not be helped. The further arrest of three leading natives, two being Titokowaru and Rangi, was ex pected by the natives to-day, but it was not contemplated by tho authorities. . Maori Presents Refused, The Maoris presented sixty bags of pota toes thia morning to the Constabulary, but they were declined by Mr Bryce. Tho Armstrong gun from Parihaka will be taken to the camp to-morrow. Unnecessary Incivility of the Authorities. Sentries wete placed round the village to iitop persons entering, but-many visitors ovE.dedthe A. C lines. All civilians were refused admittance, a piece of unnecessary incivility, preventing the publio from re ceiving the fullest information, . Major Baillie commands Rahotu, with Ca.ptain Ruch, An, unfortunate correspondent, wandering through tho camp at Parihaka last night, was arrested and kept a prisoner all night, with only a waterproof coat. Many corps made Mimus. The Nelson contingent lay down by their arms in column. The officers picket with the A.C. on the hill commanding tho settlement. THE NATIVE STORES OF FOOD. A day and night, doubtless of severe duty, stimulated the appetite, but it is to be regretted that .native pigs were killed, their potato pits opened, and the contents stolen. The Wanganui corps is still at Manaia.
