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principle involved in the transaction ii ono that meets with th* strongest repro bation among all the tribes. If a white man marries a woman of the Maori race, he has no claim over her lands, which will descend to her issue, if the marriage, is fruitful ; otherwise will revert to the tribe at her death. There is no written or unwritten law in the North more genoral'y known and recognised than the foregoing. This man Morgan, it appears, having lost his wife, was allowed to retain possession of tho land allotted for their maintenance, after her death ; and con sidered such occupancy gave him a title to sell. The Auckland telegram oan only be understood in this light. It was offered to the la*te Native Minister, it appears, for sale, and one cannot help wondering whether the offer was prompted by ignorance or impudence. Of course, Sir Donald declined, but a gentleman from Dunedin, it appears, has purchased it, and authorised Mr Stubbinos to make the survey. It is only to be hoped that tho Dunodin purchaser has paid a good round sum for it^ to teach him arid others the imprudenco of purchasing unsurveyed and un- Crown-granted Native lands. If Mr StubbiNqs is a prudent man, he will allow his employer to sympathise with Messrs Jonbs and M'Millan, of the Mokau, and confine his surveys to land that is not of doubtful ownership. There is a feeling of unrest ambng another section of the people, those dwelling at Te Aroha. Tho following telegram from tho " Otago Daily Times " of Thursday, tells tho stoiy very plainly. — " The Ohiuomuri Natives attempted to go up the rivor, to attond the Native Land Court at Cambridge. The Te Aroha Natives barrod their progross. The Ohinemuri Natives have blockaded the river, to pre vent the Te Aroha people going dOWn. Two steamers, proceeding up the river with European excursionists, were stoppod by armed Te Aroha Natives, who soarched for Ohinemuri Natives suspected of going up, and threatened to kill any they might find on board. They fired ball cartridgo over the heads of the Europeans." The Maori is fond of symbols — Th Noakau gave one to Mr Stubbinos— Toon's death place— the To Aroha poople gave tho excursionists an othor, that they had ball cartridge to spare. 